LARGO — The City Commission on Feb. 3 unanimously approved two purchase and sales agreements for six parcels on South Belcher Road that will serve as the future home of Largo Fire Rescue Station 42.
Under the agreements, the city will pay Clear Panel LLC $3.3 million, plus $37,000 in closing costs, for five parcels on the southeast corner of Belcher and East Bay Drive, and $470,000 plus closing costs for the lot at 1392 S. Belcher Road, clearing the way for construction of a new four-bay fire rescue facility on the 2.5-acre site.
The combined acreage, along with the land’s floodplain and evacuation zone status and its proximity to a major intersection, made it a prime spot to relocate Station 42, which was built in 1978 and has just two drive-through bays, according to Largo Fire Rescue Chief Matt Carpenter…