Developing Fire Rescue Station No. 11 presented multiple obstacles. The site demanded precise grading to reduce the need for rock excavation. Essential utility services, including a 4,400-foot sanitary sewer force main, had to be installed due to the absence of a local sewer system. Another complexity arose from the Alabama Department of Transportation's requirements for driveway and utility permitting. The project also faced a unique challenge of being a city project without access to city-based utilities. To overcome this, an unconventional agreement was worked out between city officials and a local water authority to tie into the authority’s nearby existing water system.