NCFPD moves forward to secure Station 5 financing - Sept. 10 special meeting will determine fate of new station

North County Fire Protection District has selected Brandis Tallman, LLC, to secure financing for the replacement of Station 5 in Bonsall.

A 5-0 NCFPD board vote August 27 approved a professional services contract in which Brandis Tallman will be paid $17,500 should the San Francisco company locate financing and should the NCFPD board approve the financing and the additional station expenditures at a September 10 special meeting.

“This is the first step in moving forward in building the fire station,” said NCFPD fire chief Bill Metcalf. “This contract retains them as a mortgage broker to place...