County Manager Stan Kelly said the land was a good fit for Fire Station number eight.
"We've had several people express concerns about rate increases on their insurance because we don't have a fire station located in that area," said Kelly. "So we felt like that would be a good use of that property."
Lumpkin County owns nearly 200 acres of the adjoining property, which used to be Blackburn State Park.
The fire station will be a volunteer station; Kelly said the county will utilize what they already have, including a fire engine. The fire engine and equipment will be stored in a shop already on site.
"It's not going to cost us a lot of money for the tax payers to have that service," Kelly said.
The station should be up and running by the end of the year.
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