Two years after the City of Eureka shut down the Royal Inn located on 5th Street in Eureka, I was the only one to follow upon it and once again today, news reported her first. I did two posts in 2022 about the owners getting fined $381,300 and stop work orders being issued. Since then SNPM Hotels LLC has obtained permits and has been doing construction, clean up and painting. I walk by there regularly on my way to the Courthouse.
After rejecting multiple offers for the property including the City of Eureka, the owners informed the County "they are ready to accept people." The statement in quotes is not the exact words from the owners but my sources.
The County as in housing vouchers and DHHS placements. Royal Inn is slated to open soon. I have contacted both DHHS Director Connie Beck and Fourth District Supervisor Natalie Arroyo. Supervisor Arroyo did promptly and briefly respond and referred me to Director Beck for exact timing.
On 10/3, Christine Messinger from the DHHS Communications Group provided the following information.
"DHHS did receive an email that the Royal Inn is going to reopen, and we have notified our staff who work with clients in temporary housing situations. Our understanding is that it has been completely remodeled. Clients who are eligible for our CalWORKs Temporary Housing Assistance program are provided with funds to pay for their accommodations. It is a set number of nights and a set amount per night. They money is added to their EBT card, and they can take it out in cash to pay for their accommodations. We don’t place these clients into specific motels, it is one of their choosing or maybe a friend has a room they can rent for a time. If Royal Inn is in their budget and chooses to rent to them, that is great."
Related post:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2022/12/epd-has-to-waste-time-on-same-guy-who.html?m=1
Previous posts:
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2022/09/mess-with-city-of-eureka-and-get-fined.html?m=1
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2021/09/royal-inn-shut-down-by-city-of-eureka.html?m=1
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