Humble Mayor Pro Tem David Pierce announced the groundbreaking will take place at 11 a.m. at 1401 S. Houston Ave., Humble.
“We're excited to tell everyone we're going to be doing a groundbreaking for our new fire station, which is right here adjacent to [The Humble Civic Center],” Pierce said.
Humble City Manager Jason Stuebe said construction on the 12,000-square-foot facility is estimated to take one year to complete.
“The facility will be a state-of-the-art, full-service fire station serving both [fire] suppression and emergency medical services needs,” Stuebe said in a previous interview with Community Impact. “It’s an extraordinary upgrade beyond what we are currently operating out of at [Humble Fire] Station 2.”
The replacement for Fire Station No. 2 was first approved by Humble City Council in May 2021. According to Humble Fire Department Chief David Langenberg, the current station on Wilson Road poses several challenges for the department as it was originally built in 1974 and was designed to be used as a storage garage for fire engines. The facility has since been adapted into a station.
In other business, council members honored former state Rep. Dan Huberty, who had represented Texas House District 127 since 2011 before announcing his retirement in October 2021.
“I don’t know if there’s ever been a bigger advocate for the city of Humble and the Lake Houston area,” Humble Mayor Norman Funderburk said. “He’s been a wonderful and outstanding ambassador over the years.”
Charles Cunningham, who served on Humble City Council and had previously served on the Humble ISD board of trustees, was elected to represent District 127 in November.
