Bulldog Saloon Resolves issues with State
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
“It went real well,” he said in a telephone interview after the meeting with Town Council President and Town Building Inspector Tim Croy; State Reps. Rebecca Kubacki, Tim Harman and Dave Wolkins; Mentone Chamber of Commerce President Rita Price-Simpson; a state attorney; an engineer; Don LeBrun, assistant director, Fire & Building Code Enforcement, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Indiana Department of Homeland Security and six other representatives of the state fire marshal’s office.
“They brought a lot of people. They wanted to do everything they can to make this right,” Carter said.
He added, “They brought in a lady who knows (state building) codes in and out who was very helpful.”
Carter said they’re going to help him make changes so it’s not going to be so devastating to him financially.
“The Bulldog Saloon and them have resolved the issues and are moving forward,” Carter said. “Everyone there was willing to move forward on this.”
Next week, Carter said, he will do a thorough inspection of his building with Croy and LeBrun from roof to basement to see how best to proceed.
He said if it wasn’t for the newspaper stories, he wasn’t sure how it would have turned out. The articles got people’s attention and helped out, Carter said.
“They’re definitely not going to close it down. We’re working through it. After working through the meeting, we got it figured. They were there to work with us to fix this problem. They are working with us,” he said.
The Bulldog Saloon was opened in the old Garret Sports Bar about seven years ago in Mentone. Four years ago, Carter purchased the former Pill Box Pharmacy building from Bill Winn and moved his tavern over to the new location.
The Bulldog Saloon was first inspected May 8 this year by a state building inspector and was cited for 16 violations. On May 29, the state building inspector, Ed Sorensen, did another inspection and cited the establishment for four more violations. A third visit June 24 resulted in more violations.
Carter addressed most of the violations but there were several which he had been concerned could put him out of business.
The meeting was then scheduled for Tuesday and was not open to the public.[[In-content Ad]]
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“It went real well,” he said in a telephone interview after the meeting with Town Council President and Town Building Inspector Tim Croy; State Reps. Rebecca Kubacki, Tim Harman and Dave Wolkins; Mentone Chamber of Commerce President Rita Price-Simpson; a state attorney; an engineer; Don LeBrun, assistant director, Fire & Building Code Enforcement, State Fire Marshal’s Office, Indiana Department of Homeland Security and six other representatives of the state fire marshal’s office.
“They brought a lot of people. They wanted to do everything they can to make this right,” Carter said.
He added, “They brought in a lady who knows (state building) codes in and out who was very helpful.”
Carter said they’re going to help him make changes so it’s not going to be so devastating to him financially.
“The Bulldog Saloon and them have resolved the issues and are moving forward,” Carter said. “Everyone there was willing to move forward on this.”
Next week, Carter said, he will do a thorough inspection of his building with Croy and LeBrun from roof to basement to see how best to proceed.
He said if it wasn’t for the newspaper stories, he wasn’t sure how it would have turned out. The articles got people’s attention and helped out, Carter said.
“They’re definitely not going to close it down. We’re working through it. After working through the meeting, we got it figured. They were there to work with us to fix this problem. They are working with us,” he said.
The Bulldog Saloon was opened in the old Garret Sports Bar about seven years ago in Mentone. Four years ago, Carter purchased the former Pill Box Pharmacy building from Bill Winn and moved his tavern over to the new location.
The Bulldog Saloon was first inspected May 8 this year by a state building inspector and was cited for 16 violations. On May 29, the state building inspector, Ed Sorensen, did another inspection and cited the establishment for four more violations. A third visit June 24 resulted in more violations.
Carter addressed most of the violations but there were several which he had been concerned could put him out of business.
The meeting was then scheduled for Tuesday and was not open to the public.[[In-content Ad]]
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