HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council will meet in a special session to take action on the proposed sale of the old fire station at 18 E. Ave. B.
Back in September of 2019, the City Council gave the approval to solicit sealed bids for the sale of the old fire station. Solicitation of bids began in early October. Although there were several parties who toured the property, no formal bids were received. No additional action was taken on the sale other than responding to a few inquiries.
In late December, the city was contacted by a Hutchinson native, Logan Lawson, currently attending college in California who was interested in learning more about the building as a possible location for a startup software engineering company.
Now Lawson wants to start a new company called Sensor Dynamix LLC. The company builds and integrates sensor platforms with proprietary software created from scratch.
Staff is proposing the building be sold to the company for a public purpose related to economic development at a price of $500.
Included in the sale agreement is a purchase option whereby the city could exercise its purchase option ($100) and buy the building back if during the first three years Sensor Dynamix ceases operations or attempts to transfer the real estate to another entity.