Old Police Station May Be Transformed Into High Tech Startup Co.

In an effort to attract the upper echelon of high-tech guru’s and higher paying  jobs, Escondido decision makers have endorsed a plan to makeover an old police station and transform it into a building of the future.

Once completed the defunct Escondido Police Station on West Grand Avenue would be a startup site for future technology companies.

According to Mayor, Lori Hold Pfeiler, leasing the site could help the city in achieving its goal of having a technology park. “We’re trying to fill our funnel with some start-up businesses, and when they’re ready to expand we might have a place for them,” she stated. According to Pfeiler, the technology  park could help boost the median income of the city which is stated to be among the lowest of nine cities in North County.

The old police station would become an incubator and help lead the way for other technology firms to follow suit. The start ups would be offered very low-cost leases as incentive to take root in the old police station location. Looking at the long term plan, Escondido would benefit financially from having the influx of new business, along with the tax revenue generated from these new ventures.

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