MITCHELL, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - After the City Council meeting in Mitchell on Monday, it’s looking like a second fire station is in the works.

Currently, the station is proposed in the 2026 budget for $2,500,000, and would be built on the north side of the city near the Water Treatment Facility on Highway 37.

Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson shared a conceptual rendering and expressed excitement in a Facebook post made on Tuesday.

After last night's City council meeting... it sounds like we FINALLY be achieving our cities goal of the SECOND FIRE... Posted by Jordan Hanson - Mayor of Mitchell, South Dakota on Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Assuming the station stays in the budget, completion of the project is set for 2027.

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