Fairfield creates fire station task force

FAIRFIELD - The Fairfield City Council voted to create a task force Monday to study what the city needs for a new fire station.

Fairfield City Administrator Aaron Kooiker said the 14-member task force will listen to experts who can provide ideas on what the new fire station will need. He said the task force is a way for the community to be more involved in the decision-making process.

The ultimate decision about where to put the fire station or matters of that nature will be left to the council, but the task force can play a role in making recommendations to the council.

Kooiker said the decision about building a new fire station might go to a referendum. If it does, he said it will be nice to have had a group of community members who studied the issue.

'They will know that we're not spending the money frivolously,” he said.

The task force will consist of:

' Amanda Konczal

' Amy Van Beek

' Brian Stone

' Carl Metcalf

' Charity Richardson

' Deb Buch

' Don Hoelting

' Ed Malloy

' Greg Hanshaw

' Hopi James

' Jeff Koontz

' Shawn McCarty

City Council member Katy Anderson said the task force is looking for a 14th member.