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Preliminary $17.6M Tiburon Fire budget includes another $3.6M for Paradise station

To cover the gap between projected revenues of $13.3 million and $17.6 million in expenditures, the district plans to draw about $4.3 million from reserves.

Tyler Callister
By TYLER CALLISTER · 1 min read

The Tiburon Fire Protection District’s Paradise Drive station rebuild will consume $3.6 million of its $17.6 million preliminary budget for fiscal 2026-2027.

The board voted 3-0 May 13 to adopt the plan, with President Joy Ho and board member Mark Capell absent, ahead of the July 1 start of the fiscal year. The board set a public hearing to adopt the final budget by Sept. 1.

The Station 10 funding accounts for about 20% of the district’s projected expenditures in fiscal 2027. The district approved a construction contract of $6.5 million with Arntz Builders in September. The board approved additional change orders at its May 13 meeting, part of a series of construction modifications that have accumulated since the project broke ground. The $3.6 million in fiscal 2027 covers the remaining contract balance.

The project is financed through district reserves, a $4.3 million loan from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank and a $75-per-parcel tax projected to bring in $299,425 in fiscal 2027.

Chief Tommy Hellyer said the budget reflects a continuation of the previous fiscal year, calling the situation “business as usual.”

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A version of this story appeared in the May 20, 2026, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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