The hearing to consider the future of Greenwood’s most troubled hotel is being delayed.
The Advisory Plan Commission hearing was meant to decide whether the Red Carpet Inn and Fanta Suites will close.
Mayor Mark Myers said Friday the hotel and the city need more time to prepare, so the hearing that was originally set for tonight will take place Oct. 24.
On Sept. 30, city officials served a notice to the hotel which announced the city’s intent to revoke the occupancy certificate and ordered the property to be vacated within 10 days. Officials cited the owner’s failure to bring the property into compliance with both city ordinance and state law as the reason behind the vacation order.
Concerns about the hotel have been mounting over the last several months, as police calls continued to increase at the hotel. The concerns reached a tipping point last month following news that the hotel’s manager died of an accidental overdose on the property.
The owners of Red Carpet Inn formally filed an appeal of the city’s decision to effectively close the hotel one week ago today.
The vacation hearing will take place during a special plan commissionmeeting on Oct. 24 at the Greenwood City Center. Meetings are typically held at 7 p.m., but a time for this meeting has not been officially set.
