Post Motel 6 Closure, Overdoses, Discarded Needles Non-Existent

BRAINTREE, MA — Town officials say new data shows that the drug problem on Union Street was caused by a recently closed motel and not the MBTA Braintree Station.

In an update from the public safety committee, Councilor Charles Kokoros told the town council last week that since the closure of the Braintree Motel 6, there have been no overdoses in the area and needles are no longer being thrown into pit near the train tracks.

“It was an interesting piece of data,” Kokoros said.

Motel 6 has been under heavy scrutiny since an officer was shot while serving a warrant on May 5. The motel told the board of health later that month that they would close for six weeks to come up with an improved security plan. At a July hearing, the board revoked their license.

Motel 6 officials contended at the meeting that their problems were due to their location near the highway and a train station.

An attempt to appeal the decision to revoke the license was denied by a Norfolk County Superior Court judge. The motel remain unable to open.

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