A second fire station is now in Crown Point’s plans.

The Crown Point City Council recently took the first step toward a second fire station, with final approval last week to issue and sell a general obligation bond to fund the project.

The city council will vote at its Dec. 1 meeting to approve the appropriation of the general obligation bond, not to exceed $3.75 million.

The need for a second fire station has been discussed, both publicly and privately, for a number of years, Crown Point Mayor Pete Land said.

Officials can proceed now because there has been an increased commitment from Center Township officials.

“We’ve been talking with Center Township Trustee Paul Bremer over the last year,” Land said.

Now with financing nearly in place, the next step will be to conduct a feasibili

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