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Published on: 6/21/2007
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"We would have very much liked to have been in there in November," said Rick Duffy, Foxwall executive director.
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The new design called for the existing home to be razed and for the EMS center to be built from the ground up, Mr. Duffy said.
Foxwall has agreed to pay for several additional features, such as the third garage bay, which borough council chose not to include in the project budget.Foxwall expects to launch a fund-raising campaign after its new home is up and running, Mr. Duffy said.
Fox Chapel council meeting minutes since January 2006 do not mention the Foxwall garage-door matter, but they do reference cost overruns, a change in the garage door color and contractual concerns involving a change in architects.
Most of those matters, however, seemed to have been resolved by April of this year, at which time $21,500 in landscaping had been awarded.
Founded in 1978, Foxwall EMS has about 40 emergency responders and serves Aspinwall, Blawnox and Fox Chapel.It receives no municipal funds for its operations and is one of the few remaining all-volunteer EMS services in Allegheny County, Mr. Duffy said.
It has seen consistent growth and now responds to about 900 calls each year, he added.
The new site, located less than one mile from the current base, is centrally located and will allow for continued rapid emergency response, said Mr. Duffy, one of Foxwall's founding members.