Waterford Township secures $2 million state allocation for proposed regional fire station

Michigan lawmakers secured a $2 million state-budget allocation for a proposed regional fire station in Waterford Township, a first step toward replacing Fire Station No. 2 and creating a larger response hub for three communities.

The proposed station would be built at 4596 West Walton Boulevard and serve Waterford Township, Pontiac and Lake Angelus. The Waterford Regional Fire Department would also continue handling mutual-aid calls for surrounding communities.

A regional response hub

The planned facility would be about 14,000 square feet. Proposed features include an apparatus bay, locker rooms and dorms, bathrooms, a kitchen, fitness space, living and dining areas, offices and training rooms.

The project is intended to modernize a first-response facility and provide more operational space for firefighters. Because the department serves communities beyond Waterford Township, the station’s regional role could affect emergency-response capacity across the area, although the available report does not provide a projected change in response times.

The surrounding property could also allow later expansion. The reported possibilities include a training tower and, potentially, a truck-maintenance facility. Those additions are not described as part of the current allocation or as approved construction.

Township still faces most of the projected cost

WHMI reported the total project cost at about $11.6 million, with Waterford Township responsible for the remaining expenses. Based on those figures, the balance implied by the report is about $9.6 million, subject to final project costs and the funding plan.

The state allocation does not establish that the station is fully funded. The available report does not identify the exact financing mechanism for the township’s share, and it does not say whether the $2 million has been formally appropriated and released.

The report also does not provide a construction start date, completion date or final design-approval date. Residents, taxpayers and the neighboring communities that rely on mutual aid therefore have a proposed facility and a state allocation, but not a confirmed construction schedule.

Waterford Township records referenced in the source material include a June 2026 bond resolution related to a community center, along with township public-safety and utility reports. Those are separate matters from the fire-station allocation and do not establish additional funding for this project.

The allocation was reported July 11, 2026. The next known steps are the remaining local financing, final design and approval decisions, and any formal release of the state money before construction can be confirmed.