The new station will be built at Stevens Commons with up to $1 million in money from an anonymous donor, and city officials hope it will be completed in just over a year.

Community leaders want ideas from the public on how to keep people coming to Hallowell and keep spirits high during next year’s Water Street reconstruction project.

The contractor doing preservation work on Millikens Crossing Bridge is finishing ahead of schedule.

Councilor Michael Frett asked why Augusta is now trying to charge Hallowell $100,000 for automatic fire response when the agreement was signed in 2014.

City voters approved a $2.36 million bond package last month, so several projects hinging on that vote are now set to officially get underway, including the city’s new fire station.

City Manager Nate Rudy expects a modest increase in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, in part because more than an extra $100,000 is earmarked for fire services.