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Bradley Junction

A new fire rescue station is being built in Bradley Junction on Old Highway 37

Where it is. In Bradley Junction.

An 11,300-square-foot fire rescue station is going up on Old Highway 37 in the Bradley Junction area of Mulberry.

Records describe a new fire rescue station on roughly 4.5 acres at 6800 Old Highway 37 in the Bradley Junction area south of Mulberry. The project includes an approximately 11,300-square-foot station building with parking, drive aisles, stormwater areas, a septic drain field, and a fire protection water storage tank. The site takes access from Old Highway 37.

To make the project possible, the county approved a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment changing about 8.13 acres from RCC-R to an institutional (INST) designation for a fire station and water treatment plant. The site plan review is complete, a landscaping waiver was granted, and a permit for the underground fire line is now in the inspections stage, which indicates construction is underway.

What happens next

The underground fire line permit is in inspections. Building and site work continue as remaining inspections are completed.

Timeline

Jan 28, 2025
Site plan submitted for the fire station, with parking, stormwater, septic drain field and a fire protection water storage tank
Polk County DRC LDDRC-2025-21
Feb 4, 2025
Small-scale comprehensive plan amendment filed to change about 8.13 acres from RCC-R to INST for a fire station and water treatment plant (later approved)
Polk County CPA LDCPAS-2025-4
May 15, 2025
Non-residential site plan filed for the approximately 11,300-square-foot station on about 4.5 acres
Polk County Site Plan LDNON-2025-60
Aug 20
Landscaping waiver granted
Polk County Waiver LDWA-2026-31
Sep 2
Underground fire line permit filed; now in inspections
Polk County Fire Permit BC-2026-903

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Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline Β· records checked Nov 3, 2026

Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records and may contain errors β€” verify with Polk County before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.

Sources for this page: Polk County permit records.