THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WANTS A CRIME-RIDDEN MOTEL NEAR GIBSON AND SAN PEDRO SHUT DOWN. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS A JUDGE WILL BE ASKED TO DECLARE THE SAHARA MOTEL A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
DAVIS SAYS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, APD, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT TO THE PROPERTY 400 TIMES. HE SAYS POLICE HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE MOTEL IN THE JUST THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR SHOOTINGS, DRUG CASES. HEALTH INSPECTORS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR BED BUGS AND ACCUMULATING TRASH. AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SENT TO THE SAHARA BECAUSE FIRE ALARMS WEREN’T WORKING.
DAVIS SAYS DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO WORK WITH THE MOTEL’S OWNER, NO SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS.
