Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks Page: 60 of 212
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Mineral Wells Fire Department
To Keep Wolters Training Area.
The fire fighting training ground used by the Mineral Wells Fire Department
will officially become the property of the city, September 10, 1990, the
date the Department of Education has set to transfer title on the land.
Located in the Wolters Industrial Park, the 7.96 acres of the land has
been used by the fire department for many years. The department leased the
property from Weatherford College until the General Service Administration
(GSA) chose not to renew the college lease.
"What happened next was a political battle.", said Fire Chief Jerry
VanNatta, who went through the months of fighting bureaucratic red tape to
keep the land for the fire department use.
VanNetta said GSA was not aware that the fire department had a lease
on property with Weatherford College, but when they found out they were
unwilling to compromise, so that the department could retain use.
"It looks like junk, but it is a fire training field," Van Netta, Mayor Willie
Casper, representives from A
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Casper, Willie H., Jr. Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks, book, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25111/m1/60/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.