Fire Station
The Fire Station project in the City of Fairfax involves improvements to Fire Station 3 and the planned construction of a new fire station on University Drive. 4 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
Pat Rodio Park
Pat Rodio Park is a municipal park that has been undergoing a playground relocation and broader redevelopment effort. As of October 2024, staff identified that the playground needed to be moved to a new location; by November 2024, a relocation site had been identified and public outreach was planned.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf, Splashpad
The bingo hall at the Fire Station was identified as a potential venue to recover rental revenue while Old Town Hall is closed for renovation.
Van Dyck Redevelopment
The Van Dyck Redevelopment is a funded parks project in the Town of Vienna that has been tracked by the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) since at least October 2024. The project was initially placed on hold pending the start of Thaiss Park construction, and by February 2025 its construction start was pushed to FY28 to avoid concurrent work with the Blenheim Boulevard and Willard Sherwood Center projects.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf, Splashpad
The bingo hall at the Fire Station was identified as a potential venue to recover rental revenue while Old Town Hall is closed for renovation.
KJM Turf
The KJM Turf project involves the renovation and turfing of fields associated with KJM Middle School, a effort that has been in development for at least 10 years. As of the May 2025 joint PRAB/School Board meeting, the current plan — developed with consultant Timmons — estimates a total cost of approximately $10 million and encompasses two turf fields, a track, and a paved area, with a projected construction timeline of 16–18 months (potentially shorter if synthetic turf is selected). $6 million in funding has been identified ($4 million already allocated plus $2 million in ARPA funds), leaving a gap of $6–8 million.
- Project Updates – Master Plan, Pat Rodio, Van Dyck Redevelopment, Old Town Renovation, KJM Turf, Splashpad
The bingo hall at the Fire Station was identified as a potential venue to recover rental revenue while Old Town Hall is closed for renovation.
Willard-Sherwood Community Center
The Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center is a joint City of Fairfax and Fairfax County project to redevelop the Willard Health Center and Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center sites at 3740 and 3750 Blenheim Boulevard into a new shared health, wellness, and recreation facility.
- Nov 12, 2024City Council · item 11aResolution Requesting Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority – Up to $54,500,000
Listed as an anticipated capital expenditure to be funded through the $54.5M revenue bond issuance.
passedAdoption of Resolution R-24-32 requesting the City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority to issue revenue bonds up to $54,500,000 for general government capital project costs.✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✓ Lim✓ Ross✓ Stehle
- Planning Commission – Matt Rice
Fire Station 3 improvements are among the major items being reviewed by the Planning Commission as part of the CIP; recommendations expected in January.
In full
On November 12, 2024, the City Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-24-32 (6-0) authorizing the City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority to issue revenue bonds up to $54,500,000 for general government capital projects, with the fire station listed as an anticipated capital expenditure. As of December 2024, the Planning Commission was reviewing Fire Station 3 improvements as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), with recommendations expected in January 2025. The fire station's bingo hall was also identified in January 2025 as a potential venue for rental revenue recovery while Old Town Hall is closed for renovation.
By mid-2026, transcript references confirm that a new fire station to be built across University Drive was being discussed in the context of nearby development reviews, and cost benchmarking for fire station construction was being conducted at approximately $1,000 per square foot as part of a development impact fee or cost study.