ATLANTA -- Late Monday night the Atlanta City Council agreed unanimously to keep Fire Station 7 open.

Councilman Ceasar Mitchell introduced two pieces of legislation. The first was a resolution urging an impact study on the closing of the fire station. Every council member signed onto the legislation as co-sponsors.

The second was an ordinance to transfer $1.2 million from various funds to the Fire Department's budget, specifically for the reopening of the fire house. Mitchell said he does not have a head count on that vote yet.

Last week Mayor Shirley Franklin attended the station's closing ceremony where protestors demanded answers from her.

One reason why people in the neighborhood were so upset was that they were already in the process of raising money to restore the 100-year-old fire house. Residents also said that they feared for their safety.

One resident, Pamela Perkins, said that she felt a special connection to Fire Station 7 because of a time when her mother was rescued by the firefighters when she was having complications after surgery. “They were able to stabilize her and get her to the hospital,” Perkins said. “The fire department was there in a matter of a couple of minutes."

Franklin ordered the fire station to close to help the city’s budget.

One West End resident, John Pavlin, said he was worried.

“I'm worried about my neighbors. I'm worried about the businesses. This is the oldest neighborhood in the city,” said Pavlin.

"For them to say that response time is not going to be affected is hard for me to believe," he said.

"We have a ton of seniors around here, so I don't know what we're going to do without a fire department here."

However, the final decision to reopen the fire station is still up to Franklin.