A new fire station that aims to service the far eastern reaches of Hays County is on the horizon.

By a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Hays CISD board of trustees approved a long-term lease agreement with the Hays/Caldwell Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 1 (Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue) for land on which to build a new fire station.

The lease agreement will allow emergency services to be provided in areas on Highway 21. The lease establishes a two-acre tract “for the annual consideration of on...