On Friday, October 13, the Andover Ambulance Corps hosted a
groundbreaking event for the new 3-bay facility. Local officials were invited to view plans
for the new structure. The Andover
Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. is in the process of beginning construction of
a 60’ by 60’ building to house two
ambulances. The building will also have
a meeting/training room, two offices, and a small kitchen. The property for the
building, which is adjoining the Fire Hall, was given to the Ambulance Corps by
Carl Atwell. The building project was started this spring when Kevin LaForge
came with his equipment and donated the demolition of the old house, which was
on the lot. LaForge had previously
donated the demolition and haul away on another house next to the property for
the Andover Fire Department. The house
was hauled away and close to 30 loads of gravel fill was brought in. Engineering for the project was done by Hager
Engineering of Arkport. The drawings were given to several local contractors as
well as two from out of the area. The
building committee has been reviewing and evaluating all the bids and hasn’t
decided on a contractor yet.
Construction is slated to start this fall.
