Plans Unveiled for New Rencelier Gibbs Fire Station in Cotton Valley, St. Croix

On Tuesday afternoon, the St. Croix Coastal Zone Management Committee heard about plans to replace the Rencelier Gibbs Fire Station in Cotton Valley, Christiansted. No decisions were taken on the application for federal consistency determination; that will come during a subsequent meeting. However John Woods, director of architecture for the Jaredian Design Group, took commissioners through a presentation on how the new station would be constructed. “This fire station…already exists, but it has been approved by FEMA for replacement, a functional replacement,” he began, adding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has also approved the construction of a “safe room”.‌ The new construction will occur while the current fire station on the property is still in use, “so we had to place it in a location where it wouldn’t interfere with the existing structure,” Mr. Woods noted. CZM board member Kai Nielsen questioned the omission of the capability to house a police auxiliary unit on ...