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City issues notice to The Mall at Turtle Creek, ordering cleanup
City issues notice to The Mall at Turtle Creek, ordering cleanup By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 15, 2021 at 2:46 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 7:31 PM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The city of Jonesboro has issued a 30-day notice to The Mall at Turtle Creek owners, Brookfield Properties of Chicago, ordering the property to be cleaned up.
The city, citing that it has been almost 10 months since the March 28 tornado, noted that city code enforcement declared the eastern portion of the mall a “hazard to the public” and a “nuisance against public health.”
City of Jonesboro
Mayor Harold Copenhaver toured the tornado-damaged Turtle Creek Mall last week with members of his administration and Mall General Manager Rick Jackson.
Copenhaver saw progress made by mall ownership since the March 28, 2020, storm, but deemed it insufficient considering the almost 10 months that have passed. Consequently, City Code Enforcement Director Michael Tyner issued a letter to the Turtle Creek ownership group, Brookfield Properties of Chicago, declaring the eastern-most damaged portion of the mall a “hazard to the public” and a “nuisance against public health.”
The City issued a 30-day notice for a response in writing containing “a detailed plan of action indicating your intentions to either continue making necessary repairs or raze and remove the structure.”