MENTOR, Ohio – Mentor officials are moving forward with plans to build a new fire station, which will replace the city’s more than 50-year-old firehouse.

The city has purchased land for the project at the northeast corner of state Route 84 and Plaza Boulevard, where the former Sears Automotive Center once stood.

The transaction closed on July 9, after City Council approved the property sale in February , according to a city spokesperson.

The new station remains in the design phase. Fire Chief Bob Zak has been touring other fire facilities across Ohio and working with an architect to develop plans for a modern building that will replace the city’s existing station next to Garfield Park, which has been in service since 1965.

While design work on the fire station continues, city leaders

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