The city of Independence is working to close what it deems problematic motels.
The Sports Stadium Motel on Highway 40 is the most recent, with the city citing multiple code violations and excessive calls for service to the police. Police responded there 343 times in 2023 and 2024, according to the city.
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The city has shut down three other motels since the beginning of the year: Clarion Pointe on I-70 & Noland Road and the Budget Motor Inn and Executive Inn & Suites, which are also on Highway 40.
“It frees up our officers to handle other types of calls for service in other parts of the city,” Ofc. Bryan Conley, spokesperson for the Independence Police Department, told KSHB 41 in March…