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Fort Worth launches NET Force<\/p>\nThe Brief<\/p>\n
Fort Worth has launched a new pilot program, NET Force, designed to proactively target and enforce compliance at chronic nuisance properties across the city.<\/p>\n
The first property targeted is the Eco Motel on East Lancaster Avenue, which has generated nearly 480 police service calls in the past two years, causing distress for neighbors.<\/p>\n
The city is considering a new ordinance that would allow officials to more quickly revoke a non-compliant business’s certificate of occupancy, effectively shutting it down.<\/p>\n
FORT WORTH, Texas – Fort Worth\u2019s new Nuisance Enforcement Team has identified its first targets, including a motel on East Lancaster Avenue that city officials say has generated hundreds of calls for service and long-running concerns from nearby residents.<\/p>\n
Fort Worth launches NET Force<\/p>\n
What we know<\/p>\n
The new task force, called NET Force, short for Nuisance Enforcement Team, is a pilot program designed to proactively target chronic nuisance properties. Unlike the city\u2019s current complaint-driven model, the task force will conduct its own inspections and seek compliance before problems escalate.<\/p>\n
The city is also considering a new ordinance that would expedite enforcement and, if necessary, allow officials to revoke a property\u2019s certificate of occupancy, effectively shutting down businesses that refuse to comply.<\/p>\n
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Eco Motel becomes first target<\/p>\n
Local perspective<\/p>\n
The Eco Motel, located along one of the city\u2019s busiest corridors, recorded 478 service calls between January 2024 and October 2025, according to data presented this week.<\/p>\n
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For neighbors like Jazmin Alvarado, who has lived behind the property her entire life, the announcement comes as no surprise.<\/p>\n
“Ever since I was a kid it\u2019s always been an issue. A lot of crime and a lot of other stuff,” Alvarado said.<\/p>\n
She and members of her family work late shifts, often returning home to the sound of police activity next door.<\/p>\n
“They\u2019ve had 400 and something calls in the last two years,” she said. “We\u2019ll come home at like three in the morning or four, and it\u2019s just lit up like a party, just all police officers because something\u2019s going on.”<\/p>\n
“Historically, everything operated in a reactive manner,” said Brian Daugherty, a city official who helps oversee the initiative. “You submit a complaint, we go and inspect it. Same thing when someone calls 911. This is more of a proactive approach, we\u2019re going out there and checking, \u2018Are you in violation?\u2019”<\/p>\n
More Fort Worth properties flagged<\/p>\n
Dig deeper<\/p>\n
In addition to the Eco Motel, NET Force has flagged two adjacent convenience stores on Hemphill Street, known by the city as “Rocky 1” and “Rocky 2”, and the Sandy Oaks Apartments in east Fort Worth near Sandy Lane and Brentwood Stair Road.<\/p>\n
Daugherty said residents living near nuisance properties often feel abandoned, and the city intends to change that.<\/p>\n
“They are upset, they don\u2019t want to deal with these issues, and they don\u2019t think it is right,” he said. “And they\u2019re right. We need to take a different approach so we can get compliance.”<\/p>\n
For neighbors like Alvarado, the effort is overdue.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve never known anything good about it,” she said of the Eco Motel. “So if the city is willing to do something, I think it\u2019s for the best.”<\/p>\n
The Source<\/p>\n
Information in this article was provided by FOX 4’s Dionne Anglin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Fort Worth has launched a new pilot program, NET Force, designed to proactively target and enforce…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[41284,41283,116,118,117,17528,41280,41282,41281],"class_list":["post-86143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-brian-daugherty","tag-city-official","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-motel","tag-net-force","tag-nuisance-enforcement-team","tag-nuisance-properties"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}