GREECE, N.Y. — The Greece Town Board has voted to temporarily shut down a motel with a bad reputation.
RELATED: Town of Greece public hearing Thursday to decide fate of Studio 6 Extended Stay motel on Center Place Drive
The Studio 6 Extended Stay Motel on Center Place Drive has to close starting June 29 until it’s granted a special permit by the town. The Greece police chief says there have been more than 300 police, fire and EMS calls there this year alone.
Town board members say the motel has more than a dozen open fire and property code violations.
“Over and over you have said yes, we’ll do these things. And over and over you fail to do those things. It is now very clear that the only way to get the owner, you gentlemen to act, is to shut off operations until you’re in full compliance,” Councilman Spencer Bernard said.
Studio 6 owners say they’re working on fixing the issues, but they’re facing problems evicting people who stay past their 28-day limit.
“When I was purchasing this property March 20, we purchased 38 of these properties — 30 all at once. So it’s been a task of different laws in New York, it’s been difficult. Our biggest problem is how do we create a liaison, who do we need to talk to, what are the resources? But we have ran into a huge, huge hiccup, and that’s evictions. … the other thing is that we have a list from the town of fire panels — those things are completed. We’ve hired the right personnel to get those things done and we have the documentation that they are completed, said Lamar Glass, director of engagement, safety and security with G6 Hospitality LLC.
“They identified 18 fire code violations; the majority of these have not been resolved yet. Extensions have been granted for resolution of those issues, and the fire marshal has daily, daily inspections of the property and so we haven’t had much movement on that. Those issues include fire alarms, sprinkler issues early on that to some extent have been addressed, exit signage, fire extinguishers, there’s dryer vent issues and a number of other things,” Scott Kopey, director of planning and economic development for the Town of Greece.
The next chance Studio 6 owners will have to get a special permit is the town board’s next meeting on July 16.
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