1 bid received for old Midlothian firehouse

YOUNGSTOWN

The owner of J.W. Murdoch & Sons Inc. submitted the lone proposal to buy a vacant fire station on the South Side that’s has numerous problems.

David Murdoch, who owns the commercial and industrial door business on West Indianola Avenue, turned in a proposal by Friday’s deadline. He did so after touring the former Station No. 9 at East Midlothian Boulevard and Sheridan Road a few hours before submitting his offer.

“It’s exciting I’m the only one,” Murdoch said. If a deal is struck, the building “would retain the same look. Actually, it would be improved and restored. I see a lot of possibilities and don’t want it to just decay.”

Read more about the bid and the building in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.