LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Manor Motel was boarded up Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Louisville Metro Codes and Regulations ruled to close the motel immediately and ordered all the people staying there to leave.
The Shively motel was ordered by Codes and Regulations in September to close, citing “concerns and documented incidents” of theft, assault and drug related activities at the property located off Dixie Highway.
But, the motel stayed open while the owners appealed the closure.
In a Metro Codes and Regulations hearing Wednesday, the attorney for Louisville Manor tried to dismiss the case, stating the motel was not given proper notice of violations.
"What's happening is the major is testifying about a variety of alleged incidents that there's no notice of violation, there's no incident report," the attorney said.
The council ordered the motel to be shut down immediately. The motel's attorney said they plan to appeal in district court.
Crystal Corbin has lived down the street from the motel for years. She felt some relief to hear the motel was closed.
"I hate to hear that somebody's not gonna have a spot to lay their head. But, that needed to end because it was bad. All the way around, all the drugs that go on up there," Corbin said. "You need to be concerned about your community and your children. Your neighborhood comes first."
Sgt. Jordan Brown with the Shively Police Department told WHAS11 in September, that officers have responded to over 200 calls to the motel just this year, calling it a 'hotspot' for crime.
Another neighbor of the motel told WHAS11 that it didn't used to be that way.
"When I got my driver's license, I [would drive] over here. It was like a brand-new place. And it felt like now. Now it feels like a piece of trash," the neighbor said. "That needs to be shut down."
Neighbors, like Corbin, want to see it replaced with something that would benefit the community.
"Like a community health center. Something there for these people to get resources," she said.
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