JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Lifelong Jackson residents are concerned about the condition of an abandoned hotel in the capital city.
Angie Williams, who lives in Jackson, said she and her husband are concerned about the impression Hotel O gives to people when they drive by it.
“I just don’t want it to be, you know, have a black eye. I know if I were driving through a city that I’m not familiar with, and I saw something like this, I would automatically have a bad impression,” said Williams.
Melissa Faith Payne, communications director for the City of Jackson, said the ideal goal is to demolish the hotel.
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“You can’t just walk into a facility and tear it down just because it’s an eyesore. There’s red tape that has to go. You have to go through that red tape,” Payne explained.
Hotel O is located on I-55 South and has been in litigation for a couple of years. Payne said it’s a process when working to tear down a hotel.