Local Motel Deemed “Uninhabitable”

(Photo courtesy Ocean County Scanner News)
(Photo courtesy Ocean County Scanner News)

TOMS RIVER – Township officials have moved out residents of the former Americana Motel, now Parkway Motel, on Route 166.

Jersey Shore Online has reached out to Toms River Township for more details, but photos provided by Ocean County Scanner News shows signs saying “uninhabitable structure” and “unsafe.

Toms River Township spokesperson Stacy Proebstle released information late Friday in an e-mail:

Today, the Toms River Quality of Life Task Force shut down the Parkway Motel, located at 925 Route 166.  The Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention and Township Code Enforcement and Building Department officials deemed the building uninhabitable due to multiple fire and building code violations. The Motel remains closed indefinitely until repairs are complete. 

(Photo courtesy Ocean County Scanner News)