The City of San Jose and the Redevelopment Agency welcomed the community to the groundbreaking ceremony of fire station twenty-seven today at 11:00. The ceremony took place on the corner of Bernal Road and Via Serena across from the new Bernal Plaza shopping center. The fire station will look like the fire station recently built in Almaden. It will replace the fire station that is currently in a converted home on Bernal Road near Santa Teresa Golf Course. I took some pictures for those who couldn't make it.

John A. McMillan, Deputy Fire Chief welcoming everyone and acting Master of Ceremonies

Honorable Charlotte Powers, Council Member, District 2 addressing guests

Honorable Ron Gonzales, Mayor addressing guests

Groundbreaking Ceremony

From left to right, William Staples (Acting Fire Chief), Frank M. Taylor (Executive Director of Redevelopment Agency), Mayor Gonzalez, Council Member Powers, and representative from Acting City Managers office

Architectural drawing of fire station