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Council Accepts EDA Recommendation to Negotiate Sale of Former Fire Station to Local Restaurateurs
Summary
After an extended discussion, the council voted to accept the EDA’s recommendation to begin negotiations with a Tappan Ladder / Machete team to purchase and redevelop the former fire station and parks building into a tap house and a Machete Cocina Mexicana location; staff outlined next steps including appraisal, closed-session negotiation and potential purchase/development agreement with clawback provisions.
The Lake Elmo City Council voted to accept the EDA RFP committee’s recommendation and to begin negotiations with the Tappan Ladder / Machete team to acquire and redevelop the former fire station and parks building.
Director Stoeffer summarized the RFP process: the City issued an RFP on June 17, 2025, received nine proposals and the EDA committee ranked three finalists, recommending the Tappan Ladder / Machete team as the top choice. Stoeffer said the committee emphasized community benefit, preservation of the historic fire station, streetscape improvements and creative parking solutions in its scoring rubric.
The proposers’ concept described converting the fire station…
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