3/23/2006
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City and Speedway officials to crack-down on two problem motels on west side
Indianapolis – City and county agencies will partner with Town of Speedway officials and police for a coordinated code enforcement sweep on Indianapolis’ west-side.
Marion County health inspectors, city zoning inspectors, Speedway police officers and fire fighters and community prosecutors will go door-to-door at two problem hotels, one of which received 64 police runs last year.
The sweep is in response to concerns raised about the two properties by local neighbors.
When: Tomorrow – Friday, March 24
8:30 a.m.
Where: Media should meet at Speedway police headquarters,
1410 N. Lynhurst
Stepping up code enforcement efforts and cracking down on problem motels has been a focus of Mayor Bart Peterson. Since 2000, a number of problem motels that have been shut down, demolished or forced to make repairs and improvements.
In 2001, the city closed down and eventually demolished the crime-ridden Citizen’s Lodge Motel on the near-Northeast side. A few months later, the city shut down a Southside Dollar Inn -- which was rife with building, fire and health code violations -- until it was brought back up to code and reached an agreement with owners to fix-up all nine Dollar Inn locations in Indianapolis. Then in 2002, owners of the troubled American Inn on the north side agreed to cease operations and demolish the buildings after months of intense city scrutiny.
Last year, the Drake Motel, which received more than 140 runs from Warren Township Fire Department and Sheriff’s deputies, was demolished to make way for a new retail center.
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