The Bartow County Health Department informed Budgetel Inn on 35 Carson Loop near Cartersville on Tuesday morning at around 11:00 that they were being shut down and that its tenants were being given 24 hours to vacate the premises. We spoke with Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor on the matter:
He said that people in the community including faith-based organizations, the Bartow County School System, and the Bartow County Division of Family and Children Services were trying to prioritize assisting families with children first. Taylor was asked if things were really so dire to necessitate the hastening of getting everyone out:
He gave examples of some of the problems that led to this action:
We will pass along any further information as we get it.