Springfield Mayor Mike Houston is disputing a claim by the attorney for MacArthur Park Apartments that the City is behind its 1200 violations. Attorney Don Craven had claimed a lack of police protection at the complex has led to a lack of repairs.
Houston said the complex has had only two thefts of copper, and that the repairs are not on the timetable that the building’s owners presented to the city. The building’s owners were fined 13 thousand dollars last year for numerous violations at the complex.
