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PETERSBURG – City leaders are asking the state for an exception that would allow the owners of now closed Tri-City Regional Landfill to offer a “community service” to the city, and assist in the demolition of the Old Ramada Inn on E. Washington Street.
The state Department of Environmental Quality revoked the landfill’s operating permit in October 2019 for violating numerous environmental regulations. Petersburg is now asking that DEQ allow the landfill’s owner, Meridian Waste to help transport debris from a Ramada demolition in lieu of some or all fines owed against the landfill.
The derelict hotel has been subject to years of promises for redevelopment that have gone unfulfilled. Little work has been done by owner C.A. Harrison since unveiling an original development plan in 2015. City residents and officials have become increasingly distressed over the building that sits at the gateway of the city.
Petersburg leaders address plan to rid city of former Ramada Inn Hotel
Petersburg leaders address plan to rid city of former Ramada Inn Hotel By NBC12 Newsroom | April 28, 2021 at 6:41 PM EDT - Updated April 28 at 7:17 PM
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Petersburg city leaders announcing a game plan to deal with the old, dilapidated Ramada Inn Hotel that stands crumbling near I-95.
According to the city, the hotel - constructed in 1973 - was once one of the City’s premier hotel properties. In 2010, it was transformed into Fort Lee Regency before it closed in 2013.
“This property was sold to C.A. Harrison Companies, LLC for $750,000 and officially closed April 2, 2018,” said Mayor Sam Parham. “It has since continued to sit dormant.”