Denton County commissioners approved the $2.1 million purchase of the Ponder Volunteer Fire Station at a Sept. 9 meeting as part of an effort to improve emergency services to unincorporated areas, according to a news release .

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Proceeds from the sale will fund 24/7 staffing for emergency services at the Ponder fire station through October 2028, per the news release. Denton County will lease the fire station to the Ponder Fire Department for $1 a year and provide an ambulance to serve the town’s emergency response zone, according to county documents.

“These initiatives allow town of Ponder residents and areas surrounding the town to have 24/7 staffing and equipment beginning this fall,” Precinct 2 Commissioner Kevin Falconer said in the news release. “This is the first time

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