San Diego county supervisors accepted a six-acre land donation last week to build a new fire station in Borrego Springs.

The Wright family’s donation fits into a dreamed up by the late philanthropist to create a central hub for the small town.

He wanted the hub to include the library, sheriff’s station, fire station, healthcare clinic and low-income housing.

“My father was a true visionary,” said Daniel Wright, Bill’s son. “He was a 50,000-feet kind of guy. He saw things from a high elevation, and he had dreams about making Borrego Springs a better village.”

Bill Wright died in 2019, but Daniel shares his father’s drive to transform the family’s property into a resource for the community.

“He wants to honor that same vision that his father had,” said Borrego Springs resident Jim Werme

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