$500,000 In Liens Filed Against City and Convention Center Hotel
Copyright © 2006 First Capitol News
By Tony Brockmeyer
The First Capitol News has learned that liens totaling close to $500,000 have been filed against he City of St. Charles and John Q. Hammons Revocable Trust U/T/A of Springfield, Missouri. John Q. Hammons is the operator of the Embassy Suites Hotel that is adjacent to the St. Charles Convention Center.
The land under the hotel is owned by the City and is leased to John Q. Hammons Revocable Trust U/T/A of Springfield the owner and operator of the Embassy Suites Hotel. The hotel is located at 1051 Veterans Memorial Parkway in St. Charles.
The construction manager for the construction of the Embassy Suites Hotel was KCC Contractor, Inc. of Springfield, Missouri.
The First Capitol News discovered that a mechanics lien in the amount of $214,198.24 plus interest was filed in St. Charles County Circuit Court on December 13, 2005. Crown Reinforcing, Inc. of St. Louis County filed the lien.
On December 21, 2005 Grau Contracting of St. Charles filed a mechanics lien against the City of St. Charles in the amount of $265,784 plus interest. The lien was for work Grau performed in the construction of the Embassy Suites Hotel.
The First Capitol News has been told that more liens totaling over approximately $1 million are expected to be filed aoon against the City and John Q. Hammons Revocable Trust U/T/A.
We have not yet been able to contact any of the parties involved. Our investigation is in the process but we decided to move forward with our story when we heard Councilman Mark Brown mention the liens during the City Council meeting Tuesday evening.
More to come.
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