Fire chief makes northside, UWL stations current priorities

La Crosse’s fire chief would like to get construction work done on as many stations as possible, but costs are rising and money is tight.   

“If you can find another 10 million dollars or 20 million dollars, I can get all the stations done next year, I assure you that,”

Gilliam said

Some residents of north La Crosse, including city council member Andrea Richmond, are getting impatient for work to begin on a new fire station for the neighborhood. 

“Why can’t we go forward with getting the cost to build Station 4, or do we need to wait to see what’s gonna happen to the building, or can we just go forward?” said Richmond.