Luminant press release
Luminant recently donated nearly four acres of land to the Trinidad Volunteer Fire Department. The land is adjacent to the fire station and is the potential new home for a training center that would serve multiple area fire departments, a benefit to the community as a whole for years to come.
“The VFD originally approached us with an interest in acquiring the land for a training center. We determined that we didn’t have any business purposes for the land and thought it would be a nice gesture to give it to them,” said Terry Bagley, Luminant gas plant operations manager. “They’re planning to build an outdoor training facility that could potentially serve their needs and help area VFDs. It’s a win-win for everyone.”
A predecessor company, Texas Power & Light, originally acquired the property in 1935 for use by the Malakoff Fuel Company Railroad to deliver coal to the Trinidad plant. Usually, these kinds of exchanges occur when one side purchases a commercial note for the land (click here for more info). This circumstance is different due to the donation of the land, meaning that whilst ownership of the note has exchanged hands, no money will be involved alongside it. The estimated value of the land donation is approximately $2,000.