Long-awaited Roseland civic hub breaks ground, bringing fire station and permanent library
The Santa Rosa City Council?in late 2024 awarded a $33 million contract?to Swinerton Builders of Sacramento to design and construct the first phase. The total price tag for the phase — including land acquisition, demolition, design and construction — is $50.7 million, funded through a mix of local, state and federal sources, according to city records.
Contributions include $10 million each from the city’s share of American Rescue Plan Act allocations and wildfire settlement funds, $3 million from the city’s public safety tax, $3.5 million from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and $1 million raised by the Sonoma County Library Foundation. State Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg,?secured $5 million each for the library and fire station in the state budget, and former Assemblymember Marc Levine directed $1 million each.
Permits were finalized in September, and crews began installing utilities and grading the site earlier this month before rain temporarily halted work. Vertical construction is expected to begin this spring and wrap in summer 2027.
A second phase calls for a community and recreation center and additional parking. The city also plans to extend Dutton Avenue through the property and work with private owners to connect the Colgan Creek pedestrian and bike path.
Santa Rosa?purchased the site in early 2022?as part of long-promised investment in Roseland. Demolition began in May 2024, clearing three small homes and several smaller outbuildings to prepare the land for construction.
