PHOTO BY BRITTANY KELLEY
KFD Chief Kyle Taylor addresses the crowd at the groundbreaking for Station 4. The department is excited to offer expanded coverage of the east side of Kyle with the addition of the new station, Taylor said.[/caption]
The land for Station 4 — a partnership between Kyle FD and Texas State University — was acquired in 1991 for $10,000 from a willing landowner who wanted to help the fire department and at the time, the tax rate for Hays County ESD 5 was $0.03 on the dollar, according to community outreach specialist Andy Womble. A $180 deposit check was also written on the spot for the land. The estimation completion date for the project is December 2024.
