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Chief requests disposition of former Cherryland Fire Station as residents press for preservation
Summary
Alameda County Fire Department asked the committee to recommend disposition of the former Cherryland Fire Station after decades as surplus; residents and local advocates urged preservation and a historical assessment while staff said the building is deteriorated, unsafe, and currently owned by the Alameda County Fire District.
The Alameda County Unincorporated Services Committee considered next steps for the former Cherryland Fire Station at 109 Grove Way in unincorporated Hayward after the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) described the building’s deterioration and a stalled historical assessment.
Deputy Chief Eric Moore said the station was declared surplus in 2017. An October 4, 2022 auction produced no bids; a February 28, 2023 board letter seeking authorization to re-list the property was withdrawn after staff recommended the Parks, Recreation, and Historical Commission (PRHC) evaluate the building’s historic significance. Moore said PRHC voted on June 1, 2023, to obtain a historical assessment but the…
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