Two existing stations currently serve Dublin, a western one onDonahue Drive and a temporary eastern facility housed at the SantaRita County Jail. The proposed fees would help fund construction oftwo new permanent fire stations in eastern Dublin. Assuming the newfee structure, fire officials said this week they expect the newstations to be up and running by 2004.

The temporary Santa Rita facility would be the first replaced;Alameda County and Dublin city officials are discussing the sale of46,300 sf of surplus county property near Broder Boulevard andMadigan Road for the new station. It is uncertain where the secondfire station would be located.

With an influx of high-tech companies seeking cheaper rent andmore space, Dublin has become a boomtown. Its non-resident workerpopulation is expected to more than double by 2025, jumping from acurrent 28,700 to 58,400. Most of those workers are in the easternregion.