LFD Holding Open House on Sunday

It's been a year since the Lindenhurst Fire Department the doors of the main house on South Wellwood Avenue to the public to show the decay and damage that prompted the Village to form a committee to review the viability of the structure.

Following a community forum , Mayor Tom Brennan that consists of Village officials, fire department representatives and members of the community.

The purpose was to perform an in-depth investigation of the current condition of the main firehouse. (The committee's mission statement is on the Village's website here.)

In the year since its formation the committee "has reviewed all materials, reports and the building itself, and has concluded its review of all of the options that could address the current condition of the firehouse," according to committee officials.

"The two, previously obtained engineering reports were studied at length, and an architect hired by the Village has worked with the committee and provided several options with associated costs to the committee for review," committee officials added.

Open House This Sunday
The committee is just about ready to present these findings to residents at a to be held by the Village Board of Trustees sometime in at the .

However, the first step before scheduling the June meeting is another open house so residents could inspect the issues that'll be discussed.

So this , during , Village officials are inviting the public to stop into the for that second look, from 12 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m.

"The public is welcome to stop by and visit the firehouse to learn more about the present condition of this nearly 100-year-old building," according to Village officials.

"On display will be pictures depicting the current problems, and, of course, representatives of the fire department will be there to answer any questions," they continued.

Specifics, associated costs and details, along with specific actions necessary, will be presented in their entirety in early June at the public meeting.

"The actions recommended by the committee are in response to the deteriorating structure, and are being put forward so as to continue to provide the excellence of rescue/fire-protection services that our volunteer department has always provided, for the next 50 years and beyond," said committee officials.

The firehouse was originally built in 1923 to house horse-drawn fire equipment at the turn of the century. It was damaged by a major fire in 1978, and reconstructed in 1979-80.

It’s one of four houses that contain six companies the 125-year-old has in the Village, and its facade continues to be supported by scaffolding to keep residents safe from possible falling debris.