The old Bedford Street police station that has idled its way to disrepair is now being considered for demolition. Mayor Paul Coogan said he expects the current owners, Wethersfield LLC of Chelsea, to deed the property back to the city by Dec. 31, in lieu of foreclosure — and that it will likely be destroyed.

The city has agreed to return $15,000 of $20,000 that Wethersfield LLC paid in permits, in exchange for environmental reports and a waiver on the future value of the property. 

Wethersfield LLC purchased the dilapidated building at 158 Bedford St. for $10,000 in January 2021, with a plan to develop it into 35 market-rate units — a proposal that was approved by the Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals in July and filed with the city's Registry of Deeds in September 2022. 

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