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Fire and EMS station projects moved under OCS; staffing concerns delay new builds near Beech Tree area
Summary
County staff told the council OCS will manage most fire and EMS CIP projects beginning FY26; officials said staffing shortages factored into timing for a planned station near the Beech Tree/301 corridor and confirmed Seat Pleasant’s Station 808 is city-owned.
Malcolm Moody of the county budget and policy team told the Committee of the Whole on May 5 that the total project cost for fire and EMS CIP projects across the FY26–31 plan is about $99.3 million, with a FY26 proposed CIP allocation of $7.4 million. He said OCS will manage new and major renovation projects for fire and EMS beginning in FY26.
Council members pressed the fire department on timing and coverage in growth areas off Route 301, including the Beech Tree community. "One of our concerns was really as we looked at our staffing plan... we realized that we had a shortage of staff," the…
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