Groundbreaking…New EMS substation in Natalia

STATION 41-Members of the Natalia City Council and city staff, left, and members of Devine-based Medina County Emergency Services District No. 4 and the Castroville based ESD1 gather at the site of the new Natalia ambulance substation, designated Station 41. A prefabricated building is scheduled to be delivered before September with completion slated for December. (Photo by Anton Riecher)

By Anton Riecher
A new ambulance substation in Natalia is coming closer and closer to reality as the Medina County Emergency Services District No. 4 board of commissioners voted 3-to-0 at its June 24 meeting to approve borrowing $700,000 on a 10-year note to finance the project.
The vote followed shortly after groundbreaking ceremonies featuring the board and the Natalia City Council held at the proposed construction site.
Board president Steve Smith said the prefabricated building itself has already been ordered with delivery expected in the next six-to-eight weeks.
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