Erath County Equipment Maintenance and Storage Facility

The PCT 1 Maintenance Barn is a new 10,800-square-foot facility under construction at 7525 FM 847 in Dublin, Texas. This project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as the Erath County Equipment Maintenance and Storage Facility, is designed to serve as a dedicated site for county equipment upkeep and storage. The construction is scheduled to finish in November 2026, following a start date of July 2026. The estimated cost for this new build is $608,330, which works out to approximately $56 per square foot.

Erath County is the owner and developer of record for this project. The registered accessibility specialist listed on the filing is Jeffrey A Gutknecht. TDLR completed the plan review process in August 2026, and the project status is marked as Review Complete. This location is in Dublin, a community with a Census-estimated population of about 8,144 people in the 76446 ZIP code area.

Project Context and Comparison

Compared to other new construction filings in Erath County, this project’s estimated cost is below the county median of $1,000,000. The median size for similar new construction in the county is 10,400 square feet, making this facility slightly larger than the average. The median cost per square foot for new construction in the area is $191, whereas this project is estimated at $56 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 109 days is shorter than the county median of 212 days for similar projects.

Erath County has two other TDLR-registered projects totaling $10,700,000. These include the Erath County Dispatch and EOC in Stephenville, valued at $3,600,000 with review complete, and the Erath County Annex One in Stephenville, valued at $7,100,000 which is project closed. A specification document from the Erath County website notes that the project must be completed no later than September 30, 2026, though the TDLR filing lists November 2026 as the completion date.

The area profile for the 76446 ZIP code indicates a median household income of $63,225 and a median owner-occupied home value of $169,000. Housing in this area is predominantly owner-occupied, with approximately 3,591 housing units. The Erath County unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in July 2026, which is higher than the rate a year earlier.