New Springfield Fire Station Deserves Many Thanks

It was great to see many city and state officials come together in unison to celebrate this important historical event. Unfortunately, two people who were instrumental in building not only this new fire station but also two other new stations currently under construction were not recognized: U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.

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Both are to be commended and thanked for these critical public safety facilities that will serve the citizens of Springfield for decades. Approximately 50 percent of the funding for these fire station upgrades came from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, which passed the U.S. Senate by just one vote.