Bowmanstown is applying for a statewide Local Share Account grant for a $1.1 million fire station.

The fire company will be demolishing the truck bays to build the new portion of the fire house.

When council met last week, members did not take any action on a request by the fire company to park the firetrucks in the borough garage while construction is being completed.

That matter will be discussed at a later time.

The borough’s plan to relocate its municipal offices to a proposed new fire station was back on the table as of February.

Borough council has agreed to include the borough hall to the project, with the overage to be covered by borough funds.

Councilman Darren Thomas said that a meeting had been held with the fire company, and that the borough hall moving into the proposed new fire department building should be back in the plan to increase borough council’s meeting space.

Fire Chief Michael Spairana Jr. said that the fire company is able to build an engine room and offices, but not the social hall; the second grant ($1,075,000) would be to complete the entire building.

Council at that time tossed around several possible options, among them the building fund and fire tax.

The fire company received a $925,000 grant for a new fire company building that came from statewide gaming from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

The fire company was hoping to receive a grant from either DCED’s Monroe County Local Share Account, or a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Budget program grant.

The fire company has a concept design for the new station to be above the picnic grove on Lime Street.

The existing fire station would be torn down and made into a parking lot.

Spairana previously said the fire company would not go forward with a new fire station unless it receives 100% funding.