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Wylie council narrows public-safety bond options; staff to present two–three packages to bond committee
Summary
Chiefs presented a menu of public-safety facility options ranging from a focused Fire Station 2 replacement to a comprehensive shared campus; council asked staff to present two or three bond-package options (roughly $27M, $37M and a staff-crafted ~ $30M option plus a PSB renovation add-on) for the bond committee’s review.
Wylie’s fire and police leadership presented a set of capital options on Tuesday for council review and potential inclusion in an upcoming bond package, and council broadly supported sending two or three packages to the bond committee for consideration.
Staff described a menu of alternatives that trades cost, timing and operational benefits. The lower-range option would build a new Fire Station 2 and repurpose the existing Station 2 site for training, logistics and fleet needs (presented cost range roughly in the low‑$20 millions). A mid-range package (~$27M) would build a new Fire Station 2 and provide funds to upgrade the existing public-safety building for limited police uses; a larger option (~$37M) would add a hardened emergency operations center (EOC)/911 communications capability and additional police workspace. Staff also outlined a full shared-campus concept that included multiple new buildings and extensive site work; that comprehensive campus estimate was materially higher (presenters discussed large-dollar impacts and cited an upper estimate in the tens of millions).
Chiefs and staff emphasized operational tradeoffs: keeping the 911/EOC co-located supports disaster response and continuity, while relocating fire administration and training offers long-term operational benefits but increases site-preparation and utility costs. Staff noted construction-cost escalation assumptions (presenters referenced industry escalation and contingency estimates) and used per-square-foot planning figures for rough order‑of‑magnitude estimates.
Council direction and next steps: After discussion and questions about parking, access roads, fire coverage and phasing, a majority of council members said they wanted two or three options presented to the bond committee for evaluation (the set of options that council coalesced around was the roughly $27M package, the ~$37M package, and a third mid‑range ~30M option for staff to refine). Council also asked staff and chiefs to coordinate and produce a specific recommendation and implementation timeline the bond committee can review during its meetings in June.
