Young is one of two shires a proposed multi-million dollar state-of-the-art Rural Fire Service zone headquarters may call home in the near future.
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RFS South West Slopes Zone representatives, volunteers and mayors from Young, Harden, Cootamundra and Boorowa have spent the last 12 months discussing plans for the new $4.1 million Fire Control Centre.
Funding commitments from all four shires has been secured and the search for a new location has been narrowed down to Young, near the Young Cemetery, or Harden, next to the racecourse on the Burley Griffin Way.
But there’s one Galong resident who is against the proposal, labelling it preposterous, unnecessary and “beyond belief”, writing a letter that was forwarded to The Young Witness conveying his disapproval.
See letter: Presently no need for new RFS “palace”.
RFS Regional West manager Paul Smith said as far back as 2006 it was determined the current premises in the old Trinity building in Harden was outdated, too small and “grossly inadequate”.
Full story: Proposed $4.1M facility for Young or Harden.
What's your opinion Young?
