The 1,050-acre Austin Road Business Park could ultimately lead to a fire station built and operated jointly by the City of Manteca and the Lathrop-Manteca Fire District.Representatives of the agencies have explored the concept of such a station. If it were to occur, it would address the Lathrop-Manteca Fire District’s ongoing difficulty at maintaining its rural South Manteca fire station on Union Road. The bulk of the residential portion of the Austin Road Business Park development would be to the east of the current station.Manteca Fire Chief Kirk Waters noted the city is working on opening its fourth station on Lathrop Road west of Union Road this fall.