Intense growth in the suburban areas of New Albany and Plain Township in the 1990’s led to the need for a larger station with a location more centralized to the area the department serves. While working as a project manager for a former employer Steve Kolwicz led the design and documentation process for the landscape surrounding the facility that was constructed in 1997. The rendering depicted on this page was developed by Yumin Li as part of the community’s effort to plan and solicit support of a levy to construct the new facility.