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Fire Station 98: from City Council approval to payment

See what the City authorized, who voted to accept the work and which construction payments appear in the City’s July 2025 register.

Fire Station 98 is City project 8004. Follow the records below to see what the City authorized, what the Council voted on and what the City payment register shows.

1. What the City authorized

The City’s closeout staff report says the Council authorized $8,052,000 for construction, with an additional $805,200 set aside for unexpected costs. That brought the construction authorization to $8,857,200. Oakview Constructors Inc. was the construction contractor.

2. What the Council voted on at closeout

On January 20, 2026, the Council voted 5–0 to accept the completed work and authorize final payment. Pitts, Pye, Voss, Gardner and Matas voted yes.

3. What the payment register shows

The City’s July 2025 payment register lists two Oakview construction invoices under account 222-5020-50-42-8004. Both appear on check 51329, dated July 17, 2025.

These two rows add up to $1,020,066.54. A full project spending total would require the remaining payments, credits and closeout records.

Open the City’s September 16, 2025 council packet and see page 320 for both rows.

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