PORT HENRY — The Port Henry Volunteer Fire Department will try again to pass a measure to build a new $4.9 million fire station on the site of a former grocery store on Main Street in Port Henry.
The referendum on June 2 is from noon to 9 p.m. at the existing firehouse at 14 Church St., Port Henry.
The first vote, in May 2022, failed, 78 to 278. That would have constructed a $4.5 million building at the 4258 Main St. site.
The legal notice posted by Port Henry Fire District No. 3, which governs the fire department, says the funding would come from a 30 year bond for $1.6 million and $3.28 million in grants.
Port Henry Fire Chief James Hughes said details will be released at public forums scheduled for May 12 and 26, both at 7 p.m., at the firehall on Church Street.
“Come to the meeting next Tuesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. and all your questions will be answered,” he said by text.
All registered voters in the fire district, which includes the former Village of Port Henry municipal limits and other designated areas, are eligible to vote.
The proposed fire station was designed by Hueber-Breuer Construction Company of Syracuse, a firm that has constructed firehouses in Keene and Upper Jay.
The present firehouse is in the former Henry Garage, a 115-year-old building that is deteriorating and can’t meet modern building codes, fire officials said. The building is owned by the Town of Moriah. The fire department moved into the structure in 1970.
The old grocery store building, which was donated to the fire department by Wilmeth Deyo, owner of Avery Energy of Crown Point, would be demolished to make way for the new building. Demolition is included in the referendum figure.