The Capital Budget in Danbury for the coming fiscal year includes money to rehabilitate the Octagon House.  $250,000 for rehabilitation of Octagon House will be voted on by the City Council next week.  The City purchased the blighted building on Spring Street several months ago from the bank holding the title to the foreclosed property. 

The city hopes to provide stability to the neighborhood.  Plans call for housing the Unified Neighborhood Inspection Team and a police substation on the property.  The bike patrol and other related officers would likely operate out of the substation.  A community room and a community garden, monitored by a non-profit, are also in the plans. 

It's one of only a handful of 8-sided houses left in the country and is on the National Register of Historic Places.