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Board accepts $401,000 high bid for decommissioned volunteer firehouse, sale contingent on counsel
Summary
The Danbury City Board of Awards accepted the high bid of $401,000 for a surplus volunteer firehouse at 17 North Street and approved proceeding with the sale contingent on corporation counsel coordinating the real‑estate closing.
The Danbury City Board of Awards voted unanimously March 26 to accept the high bid of $401,000 for a decommissioned volunteer firehouse at 17 North Street. Purchasing agent Chip Folke said the property had been declared surplus in compliance with section 2‑211 of the city code of ordinances and was put out for public auction under the city's cooperative contract; the auction closed March 20, 2025.
Deputy Chief Sean McGee moved to accept the sale by the high bidder, with the transaction contingent on corporation counsel coordinating the property closing. The board approved the motion by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Robin Edwards, the deputy corporation counsel who participated remotely, affirmed the process and the contingency on counsel review.
Folke and McGee said the sale will proceed only after corporation counsel confirms legal and closing requirements and staff completes the closing process. The board recorded no conditions beyond the contingency on counsel and a standard property closing; specific closing dates or buyer contact details were not provided in the meeting record.
Next steps: corporation counsel will coordinate the closing and staff will report back once the transaction is scheduled to close.
