I took a drive out to Newman Lake last night for a special community meeting to get input on plans to build an new fire station on land the Newman Lake Fire District owns at Starr and Moffat. There was a good turn out. The old Station 1 on West Newman Lake Road is old and too small. The fire engines barely fit inside and on one support column you can see where repeated hits from the engine side mirrors have gouged chuncks out of the concrete. I'll have more details in a story in Thursday's Valley Voice, but until then you can look at a few pictures of the current station that I took on my cell phone.

Spokane County Fire District 13 in Newman Lake will host a special meeting tonight to get input from residents on plans to build a new fire station in the volunteer district. A presentation will be given on the construction plans and discussion will follow. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Station 1, 10236 N. West Newman Lake Drive.

Fire District 13 in Newman Lake will have a special commissioner's meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at Station 1, 10236 N. West Newman Lake Drive. The lengthy agenda is packed with discussion items having to do with the new station the district is planning to build.

Commissioners will talk about the estimated cost of the project and the construction schedule and get input from the community. The station architect will also be in attendance.