Foley Council approves plan for $6 million safe room for 1st responders

Foley Council approves plan for $6 million safe room for 1st responders

Foley City Council recently approved the planned design (above) of Foley’s safe room shelter to house first responders during a hurricane or other event. The building can also be used as a training center.
The planned building that includes an all-brick facade to match the appearance of other structures in the area. The project is expected to cost almost $6 million. A grant from FEMA will pay about $5 million of the cost. The city has been working on the project for four years.
“It’s important that we go ahead and move this forward so that we can get this to FEMA,” Mayor Ralph Hellmich said. “The faster we get this to them for approval, then our architects can start getting this thing designed and then hopefully out to bid.”