ELAINE ELECT ELAINE BRADY FOR OPA BOARD

By authority of Elaine Brady

But Viola said anyone interested in the working group’s planning to date could look at rough drawings of the exterior, front and back, as well as the interior floor plan of the building that he included in the meeting slides for his GM report.

The floor plan showed a one-story building of roughly 14,350 square feet, which he later told the Progress is a possibility at this point but still not definite. It includes all the meeting, training, administrative and equipment rooms contained in a proposed design of a new building presented by the OPVFD several years ago, at a price tag that seemed very high to some observers at the time.

Viola said some of the rooms have been made smaller when compared to that earlier design, but that he believes OPVFD officials are pleased with the latest design as it is shaping up.

The most recent cost estimate for the project ranges from $5 million to $7 million, but that is very preliminary.

Costs will also be estimated for temporary housing of the OPVFD during construction, and build-out of items typical for a new firehouse.

“All of those things have to be calculated into this, and those are all things we’re working on now,” Moroney said in an email to the Progress.

The site of the new building seems to have been narrowed down to the current Southside location, on the footprint of the existing building but possibly larger. Still to be determined is whether the three existing apparatus bays will be retained in a mostly new building, but Viola said doing so could save significantly on construction costs.

Two additional equipment bays would be added to the building to accommodate growth in the department, something that was the case in the OPVFD’s original design from several years ago.

Delmarva Chorus show set July 15

The Delmarva Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International and directed by Carol Ludwig, will be holding its annual chorus show on Saturday, July 15, at 7 p.m. in the Ocean Pines Community Center.

The theme this year will be the “Roaring Twenties,” in celebration of the group’s 20th anniversary.

The show will feature familiar tunes from the era, homemade desserts, door prizes, and a 50/50 raffle.

Tickets are $10.

For more information, call Jeanette at 410-726-3279.