On Monday, June 17th, Jim Van Voorhis, Senior Public Inspector of the Engineering Services Department for the Ventura County Public Works, gave the Gazette a tour of the new Ventura County Fire Station, located at the corner of River and C Street. Ventura County's new Firehouse #27, located at the corner of River and C Streets, is "again" nearing completion. Following a 2-year cessation of construction, due to default of the primary contractor, Senior Public Works Inspector Jim Van Voorhis informed the Gazette that the station should be up-and-running within a couple of months. All primary systems have been tested and found to be in good working order. Remaining to be completed are gates, motors for vertical doors, and some further testing of equipment. During the past week most of the landscaping has been finished. Trees and shrubs are being irrigated using recycled water from the city's treatment plant.