The Ellis County Press: Fire station groundbreaking Fire station groundbreaking ================================================================================ Editor on 07/14/2011 13:16:00 Waxahachie City Officials Gathered in the morning sun for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new fire station Wednesday, July 6 at the intersection of Cleaver and Emanuel Streets. The bid, was awarded Monday, May 2 to the Corbet Group, was for the amount of $3,083,000 and according to City Manager Paul Stevens, the construction will be complete in 298 days. Inset : Picture of proposed new building courtesty of Architect Anthony Mottla.