KSPR broke the story that Elite Properties, owned by Becky Spence, was “severely delinquent” in paying utility bills for their property in the 700 block of South Campbell. City Utilities was ready to shut off the utilities but apparently Elite struck a deal to pay part of the bill so that the utilities wouldn’t be turned off. (According to the tenants, utilities were included in their lease so if they were paying their rent the responsibility was completely on the landlord.)
Remember, this is the same Becky Spence who made allegations toward the city regarding the Arena Site land deal that eventually went to John Q. Hammons. Her claims were not proven and the city even demanded an apology from her regarding her comments.
KSPR says in their story that they were not able to get a response from Spence regarding this situation and why the utility bill was so delinquent on the property. According to the KSPR story:
“KSPR has tried to reach Spence for comment on the story leaving messages on her business phone, her cell phone and on her e-mail account.
We stopped by her office on South Avenue and were told that Spence has been in a meeting for a week.
So far no response from Becky Spence on why CU almost cut off heat at her apartment building.”
After having my heat turned off this week because of a gas leak this story jumped out of the screen (and not because it was being read by the beautiful and talented Christine Daues. This aside paid for by the Sucking Up To My Wife Society, Joe Daues, Treasurer.) When I had to sit in a small room with a space heater because my house was 38 degrees it gives you perspective on what it can feel like to lose heat in the middle of a Missouri winter (as if the ice storm last year wasn’t bad enough.) I hope that Ms. Spence and her company finds a way to get everything caught up so their tenants don’t have to face living in freezing conditions within their apartments.
I hope KSPR will continue to follow this story as well.
