Ross Council Steers Fire Station Cost Toward Line-Item Alternate
Town Council • RossOctober 13, 2026
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Ross is designing a renovated Public Safety Building that may or may not include a working fire station, and the Town Council just decided how voters will see that price tag. At an Oct. 13, 2026, special meeting, a council majority signaled support for one base cost estimate that includes fire, with the fire program priced as a separate line item. Mayor Pro Tem Elizabeth Robbins warned the approach could hurt a possible spring bond measure.
- Fire station cost will appear as a line-item alternate in a single base estimate
- Robbins strongly opposed two estimates and cited spring bond measure optics
- Gensler's preliminary layout fits police, fire, paramedics and town administration into the historic building
- A fourth apparatus bay remains unsettled until Ross Valley Fire's chief confirms engine needs
- Councilmember Salter and the town manager clashed over who answers consultant questions
Why it matters: How the fire station is priced could shape how residents weigh a possible spring general obligation bond. It could also shape the effort to reopen Ross's fire station. That pricing will feed the Facilities Master Plan amendment targeted for early December.
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