04-07-2025
Jefferson County to purchase old Arsenal Street fire station
Jul. 3—WATERTOWN — Jefferson County is set to purchase the old Arsenal Street fire station and use it initially for additional parking.
County Administrator Ryan Piche said the purchase is contingent upon a phase-one environmental review of the property and a structural review of the building.
The building, located at 217 Arsenal St., is set to be purchased for $500,000 from the current owner, 217 Arsenal Street LLC, of Pittsford, Monroe County.
Piche said the immediate use is for parking, but added there are options available for the county for future development.
"We intend to use the building," he said in a text message.
Piche said there is a need for additional office and storage space.
"The county has desired to add this parcel to our downtown campus for quite some time," he said.
It was approved as a "late resolution" Wednesday night because the county did not have the seller's sign-off before the Finance and Rules Committee meeting last week, Piche said.
The building was previously owned by Timothy E. Kelly and D. Edward Grant until selling it in January 2003 to Tallmadge LLC., Lake Katrine.
Kelly operated Tallmadge Tire and Auto Service Center at the location from 1992 until his retirement in 2001. The building has since remained vacant.
