Construction has begun on a new home for the Town of Queen Creek's Fleet Services Division, the crew that keeps the town's police cars, fire engines and work trucks running.
Town leaders broke ground on the building at the Field Operations Facility, the town announced Tuesday evening, Oct. 27. Arrington Watkins designed the project and CHASSE Building Team is building it. The town expects it to be finished in 2028.
The division maintains a mixed fleet of more than 740 pieces of equipment, the town said. That includes Queen Creek Police and Queen Creek Fire and Medical emergency vehicles along with duty trucks, tractors, trailers, ATVs, street sweepers and water trucks.
Mayor Julia Wheatley said the shop was built to last. "This modern municipal fleet facility is designed to serve our community for decades to come," she said in the announcement, adding that it would make work "easier and safer" for staff and should save money over time by lowering preventive maintenance costs and cutting down on expensive repairs sent to outside shops.
According to the town, the larger shop will let technicians work on vehicles faster with fewer logistics problems, so public safety, utility, transportation and public works vehicles spend less time out of service. The town says quicker turnaround on emergency vehicles helps keep response times low.
