On Tuesday, the Brentwood City Council unanimously voted to sell a small parcel of land to the fire district to allow them to build a future fire station.
The property, which had been contentious over the past year between the city and fire district, is located at 6691 Lone Tree Way where the fire district plans to build station 90.
The report out of closed session by City Attorney Thomas Lloyd Smith:
“On item E1, Vice Mayor Pierson made a motion to spend staff time and attention on the proposed transfer of property located at 6691 Lone Tree Way to work with Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to negotiate price and terms of proposed transfer and to authorize staff to enter into the development application review process.
Second on that motion was council member Maloney. The vote.
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- Mayor Meyer, yes.
- Vice Mayor Pearson, yes.
- Councilmember Maloney, yes.
- Councilmember Mendoza, yes
- Councilmember Orleman’s, yes.”
No other information was reported out.
The relationship between the City of Brentwood and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has become increasingly contentious as the District works to build two new fire stations in Brentwood.
For the downtown fire station, it was originally reported that aesthetic changes requested by the Brentwood City Council added approximately $500,000 to the project. However, more recent figures show those added costs have ballooned to more than $1 million, along with additional project delays.
The District also planned to build Fire Station 90 on land provided by the city. However, after issues involving contaminated soil were discovered at the original site, the District ultimately purchased property at Lone Tree Way and Windy Springs.
Contra Costa Fire attempted to submit its planning application for the new station on April 9, but the project was held up over issues involving emergency gate access.
Those delays eventually prompted discussion during a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board meeting, where officials raised the possibility that if additional delays continued, the District could move the proposed station out of Brentwood and instead locate it in Antioch or Oakley.
Supervisors Candace Andersen, Diane Burgis, Ken Carlson, John Gioia all appear ready to move the station given how the negotiations have gone.
With Tuesday’s closed-session vote, it remains unclear how quickly Brentwood would need to move in negotiations before the Fire District makes a final decision on whether to continue with the Lone Tree Way and Windy Springs location or move the station to another city.
Related:
- Aug 30, 2026 – Every Station Counts: Why Fire Station 90 Matters to Brentwood and Contra Costa County
- Aug. 25, 2026 – Contra Costa Fire: Brentwood Changes Add $1 Million-Plus to Fire Station Costs
- Jan 2026 – Brentwood Get First Look at Station 90 Design
- June 2025 – Brentwood City Council Approves Downtown Fire Station in Split Vote
- May 2025 – Brentwood Planning Commission Denies Downtown Fire Station
- Oct 2023 – Burgis: New Fire Stations Will Make Brentwood Safer
