FOLEY — The construction of a new fire station in the Forward City is one step closer to reality.

During its regular meeting last week, the Foley City Council voted to accept a donation of land by David and Sue Vosloh for the installment of a firehouse in the Glen Lakes subdivision. In conjunction, a maximum of $7,500 was tapped for the closing costs involved with the transaction.

“But I think the actual closing costs will be at $3,000,” Foley City Administrator Mike Thompson told the Council.

As previously reported in June, the Voslohs approached Foley Fire Chief Joey Darby about the possibility of donating land in the southwest Foley subdivision to the Foley Fire Department if a fully-manned fire station would be placed there. Darby brought the proposal to the council, who authorized a survey of the land that sits on County Road 12 and Fairview.

Last month, Darby returned to the Council, explaining that Vosloh had been out of town and with his return this fall, it was possible to move forward with the project. That move, he added, included survey revealed that the land in question was housed on two parcels of land and that only the southwest corner would be needed for the fire station.

Last week, Darby reported to the Council that he brought the venture to the Foley Planning Commission and continued work on the project found that 0.33 acre was needed for the fire station.

“It was valued at $30,000 for our records,” the fire chief said.

Upon completion, the Glen Lakes Fire Station is expected to staff nine full-time firefighters at a cost of $600,000 to the city. But as previously reported, the venture would shave 10 minutes off the Foley Fire Department’s response time to the Forward City’s most populated subdivision, which exceeds 500 residents.

“I just want to thank Mr. Vosloh and his wife for the property,” Darby said, with David Vosloh in attendance. “I’m excited about the level of service we’re going to be able to get out there.”