No one could have imagined that it would be a new century before plans were solidified for a fire station in the Bridgeport area when its planning began in 1994. Now, 16 years later, Mariposa County has decided to purchase a piece of property and begin construction of the long-awaited station.

At its Tuesday meeting, the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of a piece of land on Old Highway, near the intersection of Yaqui Gulch Road, on which to build the new station. The county has already earmarked the funds for the station from tobacco settlement funds.

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