This project provides for a new Fire and Rescue Station in the Clarksburg area and the purchase of a tanker truck. The new station will be constructed in accordance with square footage specifications of the prototype Program of Requirements (POR) for a Class I Fire Station. A Class I Fire Station is approximately 22,600 gross square feet and includes apparatus bays, personal protective equipment storage, dormitory and support space, living and dining areas, administrative offices, and a meeting/training room. This station is two stories and an addition includes offices for a Battalion Chief, a Police satellite facility, additional space for the Upcounty Regional Services Center, and has a total of 24,200 gross square feet. On-site parking will be provided.

Construction began in fall of 2021 and will be completed in winter of 2024.

Cost change reflects project savings.

A new station will be necessary in this area due to the present and projected population density for the Clarksburg area. The Clarksburg population was estimated at 18,709 in 2015, and is project to increase to almost 40,000 by 2025. The Clarksburg Town Center is envisioned to include a mix of housing, commercial, retail, recreation, and civic uses, with the Clarksburg Historic District as the focal point. Residential areas include the Newcut Road neighborhood, the Cabin Branch neighborhood, the Ten Mile Creek area, the Ridge Road transition area, the Brink Road transition area, as well as projected residential development in the Transit Corridor District and the Gateway Center. This project was recommended in the Fire, Rescue, Emergency Medical Services and Community Risk Reduction Master Plan approved by the County Council in October 2005 and the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Station Location and Resource Allocation Work Group, Phase I Report, "Need for Upcounty Fire-Rescue Resource Enhancements, October 14, 1999." Development of this facility will help Montgomery County meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1710 Guidelines.

This project includes the cost to provide both Phase I and Phase II of the Historic Clarksburg Sewer project.

Intergovernmental funds totaling $2,533,000 in FY18 and FY19 reflect Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission contributions toward the cost of the Phase I and Phase II of the Historic Clarksburg Sewer project. Debt service for this project will be financed with Consolidated Fire Tax District Funds. Land cost was transferred from ALARF. Funding switch between GO bonds and GO bond Premium in FY24 for $4.23 million. FY25 transfer of $1.3 million to the Public Safety Communications Center, Phase II, Electrical Distribution and HVAC Upgrade (P472102).

A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Department of Police, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Department of General Services, Department of Permitting Services, Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, State Highway Administration, Washington Gas, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Special Capital Projects Legislation [Bill No. 07-06] was adopted by County Council May 25, 2006, and Expedited Bill No. 22-18 was adopted by County Council on June 19, 2018.