The Discovery Bay Town Board of Directors voted to support adding an additional fire station to the local response network but declined to endorse a specific site during its meeting.

Board members said they were asked by county and fire district officials to send letters supporting the station’s construction. Kevin (role not specified) told the board the county and Fire District leadership had asked for Discovery Bay’s support because locating a station away from downtown — on Sand Hill — could worsen local response times. Kevin said, “they…asked for our support” and that without a station closer to town, response times that are “already at 9 minutes” could remain above the fire department’s five-minute norm.

The board agreed to approve letters supporting the addition of another station while explicitly avoiding taking a position on the exact location. One motion, made during the meeting, said the board would “support adding an additional station” but not “support where it goes.” The motion was seconded and passed. The board directed staff to send letters both from the general manager to the city and from the board to the fire district, with copies to other stakeholders.

Members of the public urged the board to support the station. A public commenter identified in the record as Mike said the land purchased more than a century ago was intended to benefit veterans; other speakers, including Travis Murphy and Don Hester, spoke during the public-comment period. The board heard the comments before taking its vote.

Board members and residents discussed response-time figures during the conversation but did not adopt a technical analysis or change to mutual-aid boundaries. The board’s action was limited to authorizing letters of support and to reviewing the draft letters before they are finalized; no local land-use approval, budget appropriation, or binding direction about station siting was made by the Discovery Bay Board.

Members noted sensitivity about being asked by county partners to choose a site but said the board could still exercise its role by endorsing the addition of a station while leaving siting decisions to Brentwood and county authorities. The board will circulate a draft of the letters for comment before sending them.

The board’s action was procedural: letters of support will be sent, the board will not select a site, and no change to local service boundaries or funding commitments was voted on.