Peachtree City's

newest fire station is nearly complete, and officials hope to move into

the structure in the next few weeks.

The new Leach

Fire Station is almost double the size of the current one at over 9,000

square feet, said Fire Chief Stony Lohr. The contract price for the new

facility was just over $1.17 million, said City Engineer Troy Besseche.

The building

was originally scheduled to be completed in May, but several problems

caused delays including roof leaks that had to be repaired, said Besseche.

The city also had the concrete driveway tested and it was found no repairs

are necessary, he added.

Part of the

delay was also due to the length of time it took for the punch list to

be completed, Besseche added.

The problems

were resolved with the general contractor, Burcher Inc., and this week

telephone crews and audio-visual crews installed equipment at the new

station house, Lohr said.

The audio-visual

equipment will be installed in the department's new training room that's

a part of the new Leach station, Lohr said. The beds for the crew quarters

were delivered Wednesday, he added.

Firefighters

are already moving some equipment to the new station, which is located

just behind the current Leach station. Besseche said it could be two to

three weeks before the department can fully move into the facility.

Lohr said the

firefighters are happy to be able to move into their new home.

"It's

a good-looking building," Lohr said. "It's better than anything

else we've ever had."