Supervisors discuss Boys & Girls Club site for new fire station and potential housing on adjacent 7‑acre parcel; no final decision made

Board members held an extended discussion about a proposal that would use the Boys & Girls Club site for a new fire station and potential community uses, including the disposition of a separate seven‑acre parcel.

Presentations and public comments summarized engineering feedback that rebuilding a fire station at the Boys & Girls Club site could be less expensive than developing the seven‑acre high‑school site because the Boys & Girls Club property already has sewer service and a well; engineering costs for a steeply graded seven‑acre site could be higher. Board members said the fire department favored the Boys & Girls Club location.

Participants disagreed about whether to demolish and replace the existing club gym or rehabilitate it. One supervisor said engineers estimated demolition and new construction would provide a longer‑lasting facility tailored to fire‑station needs; another, with long contracting experience, said rehabilitating the existing building would be less expensive and retain community indoor recreation capacity. The meeting record shows both cost and functionality arguments but no final procurement decision was made.

Board members discussed the prospect of relocating recreational programming or rebuilding the gym at another site. One supervisor proposed that if municipal water and sewer are extended, the seven‑acre site could be rezoned and developed for more compact housing (townhouses, workforce housing) to provide more affordable options for teachers, firefighters and other employees.

Several board members asked staff to obtain additional engineering cost estimates and feasibility details, to clarify funding sources and to refine the scope of work before bringing formal design or procurement recommendations back to the board.