Opelika Council Suspends Business License of Springwood Hotel

 



The Opelika City Council convened for its regular meeting on Tuesday Oct. 1, 2024. During the meeting, the city council suspended the business license of the Springwood Hotel, located at 1002 Columbus Parkway in Opelika, for six months. The business owner, Pravinbhai Patel, must bring his hotel up to code and pass city building and fire inspections within the next six months to get his business license reinstated.

The city council first heard appeals during its Sept. 3 meeting to revoke the hotel’s business license and demolish the property on the grounds of multiple health and safety violations. At that time, the council gave the hotel’s owners and managers 30 days to hire an architect and structural engineer to look into the alleged issues. Oct. 1 marked the end of that 30-day period.

Alleged issues at the hotel included electrical code violations, fire code violations, structural violations, sewage under its floors, plumbing violations, standing water, holes in the flooring, mold, and bed bugs.

Residents at the hotel were evacuated just a few days after the Sept 3 meeting. The hotel has since been closed for business. During the Oct. 1 city council session, Patel’s attorney, Allen Sheehan, said the hotel is structurally sound and the city council would receive an architectural report for the property by the middle of the next week.

 In other business:

The city council approved a downtown street closure for Red Clay Brewing Company for Oct. 17. Red Clay will host a bike night event that day.

The council also approved a fireworks permit for First Baptist Church of Opelika for its fall festival on Oct. 27.

A restaurant retail liquor and retail beer on premise alcohol license was approved for Luv Zone.

A resolution was approved for a demolition cost and removal assessment of $7,620 for a property located at 1300 Spring Drive in Opelika.

The council approved a contract to provide Habitat for Humanity with $250,000 for fiscal year 2025. Those funds will go towards building three new homes in Opelika.

Appointments:

Mayor Gary Fuller appointed Jacob Walker, III to the Opelika Housing Authority. Walker’s term will end Oct. 18, 2029.

The council reappointed Auzzie Comer to the Board of Adjustments & Appeals. Comer’s term will end Oct. 1, 2028.

The council also reappointed Tim Moore to the Board of Adjustments & Appeals. His term will also end Oct. 1, 2028.

The council reappointed Dick Moreman Jr. to the Lee County Youth Development Center Board. Moreman’s term will end Oct. 1, 2028.

 


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