Consistent with a long-term comprehensive planning process conducted by and on behalf of the Middletown Fire Department, and in furtherance of the program outlined at the 2021 Strategic Planning Session of City Council, the City has been moving forward with all of the necessary steps required to finance, plan for, design and ultimately construct four (4) new City fire Stations to replace the inadequate and obsolete existing facilities. To that end, the City Council previously determined and designated the most optimal city-owned and controlled locations for siting the new stations based upon a number of factors, including: minimizing response-times based on both current and expected future development; limiting disruption to neighborhoods; effectuating proper site and building design; and, minimizing cost while maximizing value.