Financing for new Police Department building and Fire Station No. 6
Summary
Design work funded for the southwest Manteca station, a direct Measure Q benefit that improves response times along Highway 120; groundbreaking expected in October.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 4
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
$554,054 design contract; station construction funded largely by Measure Q.
Southwest Manteca residents and Highway 120 corridor get faster fire response.
Residents concerned about long-term debt and use of Measure Q funds questioned the financing approach.
Mentions & discussions (4)
CITY COUNCIL — October 20, 2026
The council awarded the $53 million construction contract and approved the bond financing for a new police headquarters at 6802 South Main Street — the first new police building since 1976. Payments will come from Measure Q sales tax through 2045.
CITY COUNCIL — October 6, 2026
The city plans roughly $62 million in lease revenue bonds to fund a 50,000+ square-foot police headquarters and a new fire station near Woodward Avenue and Joshua Street. Measure Q money is earmarked for debt payments, but formal bond approval waits until October 20.
CITY COUNCIL — August 18, 2026
Design work funded for the southwest Manteca station, a direct Measure Q benefit that improves response times along Highway 120; groundbreaking expected in October.
CITY COUNCIL — February 19, 2026
The new police headquarters is in construction documents with groundbreaking possible around August, and Fire Station Six land acquisition in southwest Manteca is underway. Both were central Measure Q promises and top council priorities.
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