Ribbon cutting for new fire station in New Tampa today

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will be joined by business and community leaders to cut the ribbon on Fire Station #22 in New Tampa. The ribbon cutting and open house will take place today at 2 p.m. The new fire station is located at 10871 Cross Creek Boulevard.

The $1.7 million project was funded by the Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Fire Station Construction, part of the federal stimulus American Reinvestment Recovery Act. Over 5,000 fire departments across the nation applied for the grant. The City of Tampa Fire Rescue Department was one of the 100 selected to receive the funding.