
Free Lease for Station
Instead of an anticipated $100 monthly rental increase to $750, the Arcade Fire District in Sacramento County, Calif., obtained a rent-free, 99-year lease on the building housing Station 4.
The station, one of four operated by the fire district, is in a 3600-square-foot building owned by Joseph and Richard Benvenuti in a rapidly expanding industrial area south of McClellan Air Force Base. Chief Matt DePauli, who negotiated the free lease that runs from last July 1 to June 30, 2078, described that station’s location as better than an alternate site being considered. Upon the signing of the lease, DePauli canceled a $100,000 appropriation of revenue-sharing funds made by the Sacramento Board of Supervisors to build a station on school district property.
The Arcade Fire District protects an area of 9.2 square miles with a population of 65,000.
Photo by Captain Tom Dodaro