Brentwood, CA — Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis has announced four major capital projects planned in District 3 that will improve fire protection, youth programming, and access to county services for Far East County.
The investments, totaling over $173 million, will bring two new fire stations, a youth center and a major county service center to East County.
“East County is one the fastest-growing parts of the Bay Area, and we need services to expand to where our population is growing,” Burgis said. “When these projects are completed, residents won’t have to travel to Martinez or Concord to receive crucial county services, teens will have more safe and enriching programs after school, and East County will have the best fire and paramedic coverage in our history.”
The East County Service Center, planned on County-owned land off Technology Way near the intersection of Sand Creek Rd and Brentwood Blvd in Brentwood, is expected to serve 300 residents per day across eight different county departments, including Employment and Human Services; Health Services; the Clerk-Recorder’s Office; Veterans Services; Child Support Services; Probation; the District Attorney; the Public Defender; and the District 3 Supervisor’s Office. It will also host an office for the Department of Information Technology, which does not provide services to the public. The approximately 113,000 sq ft facility will begin construction in 2026 and is planned to open by the end of 2027 at a cost of $120 million. Services currently provided in other County offices will continue being provided in those locations.
The District 3 Youth Center will provide an array of services and programs for middle school and high school-aged youth, and is the direct result of voters passing Measure X, the 2020 sales tax measure that included increasing youth services. The building will be approximately 15,000 sq. ft. on Windy Springs Lane off Lone Tree Way near the borders of Brentwood, Antioch and Oakley, and will serve youth from all three cities and East County’s unincorporated areas. The center is planned to open in late 2026 or early 2027 at an estimated cost of $18 million, of which $10 million has already been allocated from Measure X funds.
Antioch youth in particular will be served by both the District 3 Youth Center, located less than half a mile from the eastern Brentwood-Antioch border, and the District 5 Youth Center planned on Loveridge Road in Pittsburg, less than one mile from the western Pittsburg-Antioch border. The two centers are approximately 8 miles apart as the crow flies.
More information about Measure X-funded youth centers can be found in the Implementation Plan on the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County’s website: https://www.wdbccc.com/measure-x-youth-centers/
Fire protection services will also see major upgrades, with Contra Costa County Fire Protection District building two fire stations inside the Brentwood city limits.
Fire Station #94 on First Street in Downtown Brentwood will be a new modern replacement for the obsolete station that was previously used by East Contra Costa Fire. Plans for the station are awaiting a hearing in front of the Brentwood Planning Commission, with the estimated $12 million construction process starting as early as Spring 2025.
Fire Station #90 will be located on the corner of Windy Springs Lane and Lone Tree Way, adjacent to the new District 3 Youth Center. It will be an entirely new station, designed to house two companies. Design work will begin in January 2025, and the station is expected to cost $23 million.
Improvements to fire protection services are particularly important to Brentwood homeowners, who have faced non-renewed insurance policies. Brentwood is currently rated a Class 4 community by the Insurance Services Office based on the previous level of protection previously provided by East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, which impacts homeowners’ insurance rates. The Insurance Services Office is currently evaluating coverage in Brentwood, which could see an improved rating to Class 3 or better and improve insurance costs, based on the increases in staffing and other benefits of the annexation into Contra Costa Fire.
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