Demolition crews will tear down the crumbling old firehouse on West Jersey Avenue.
By Donald Wittkowski
Who knows how many lives and homes were saved over the years in Sea Isle City by the firefighters who occupied the old firehouse on West Jersey Avenue?
The modest, two-story building that dates to the early 1900s was once an indispensable part of the city’s public safety.
But now it remains empty, its fate sealed. The firehouse became badly deteriorated over the years, so city officials have decided it is beyond saving. City Council is scheduled to award a $37,000 demolition contract at its meeting on Tuesday.
City spokeswoman Katherine Custer said a date has not yet been set for tearing it down. Asbestos has been removed from the building to prepare it for demolition.
