Jamestown (CSi) the Jamestown Rural Fire District held the  ground breaking ceremony Tuesday morning at the location of the new Rural Fire Station at 1209 9th Street Southeast.

The  Jamestown Rural Fire Department purchased the building from Century link at a cost of  $625,000, to enable the rural fire department to keep all of it’s vehicles and equipment at one location, including an addition to the building.

In June of 2018 voters in the Stutsman Rural Fire District approved a five mill property tax levy to fund the construction of a new $2.8 million rural fire station.

The rural fire district is its own taxing jurisdiction certifying  its own property tax levy, and was able to hold its own elections regarding property taxes.