A proposed new Kyle Fire Department substation has some Mountain City residents hot under the collar.

Next year, the Kyle Fire Department plans to renovate an existing home in the 200 block of Mountain City Drive in Mountain City to accommodate the new substation.

Kyle Fire Chief Kyle Taylor said the need for a fire station in the residential neighborhood comes because of the increased call volumes in the area.

“We do not have the ability to raise taxes or issue bonds like a city to build in...