The City of Wilmington is asking its citizens for suggestions on what to do with an unused firehouse.
Fire Station no. 5 on Gilpin Avenue in the Forty Acres neighborhood has been abandoned since 2015 when the city moved the operation to Dupont Street.
Now, Mayor Mike Purzycki is issuing a Request for Proposals for the acquisition and reuse of the site.
In a statement, Purzycki called the surrounding community beautiful and said, “the city will look for creative uses for the property that take into consideration what’s appropriate for the community.”
The firehouse is a two-story building on the historic register with a rear fenced and paved parking lot.
The deadline for proposals is on Monday, February 12. Those interested in submitting proposals may tour the property on Thursday, January 25.