A Jacksonville city councilman wants a building known previously for violence and drugs to be shut down, but its new owner hopes to find a better solution.
The motel is the Home 1 Great Stay on Harts Road, formerly known as the Gold Rush Motel. While it’s under the new ownership, Councilman Reggie Gaffney Jr. says it has the same problems as before.
Gloria Glover, the new manager of the Home 1 Great Stay, said she wants to talk with the city and Gaffney Jr. “We do know that that hotel has some really really prior bad incidents and prior things that have happened under that old name,” Glover said. “Again, we are doing everything under our power to make sure that we get rid of that negative impact that that area had.”According to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office records since the new management took over, there have been 52 calls for service from Jan. 1 to March 26.
On Saturday, March 25, around 1:30 pm, my husband and I drove past the Home 1 Great Stay motel on Harts Rd. and noticed a few JSO officers and an area surrounded by red and white crime scene tape. Prior to the arrival of the news media or any elected officials, we inquired about what had occurred. This immediate call for demolition of the business in such a drastic and public way leads me to believe this is nothing more than a publicity stunt for re-election. Otherwise, any true leader would know there are processes in place to govern situations like this and it is nearly impossible to have such drastic measures completed within 30 days.
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