Hughes Electrical Connection

A little over a year ago in November of 2017 I was negotiating to purchase my house on 17th Avenue in Beech Grove. The property was built in 1918 and was in 2017 owned by William Croasmun Jr.

During the requisite home inspection my home inspector expressed concerns about the remaining live knob and tube wiring in the home. Croasmun advised me to contact the electrician who had done work on the house and who also, I was naively pleased to learn, was electrical inspector for the city of Beech Grove. I spoke to Mr. Mike Hughes on the phone. In addition to being unpleasant and condescending, he scoffed at the concerns of the home inspector and told me in sarcastic tones that anyone who purchases an older home should expect knob and tube wiring and it is not necessary to do anything about this.  A year later and a little wiser and having spoken to other area electricians and experts, of course I realize that this is not the case. I also realize, in hindsight, that Mr. Hughes was colluding with seller Croasmun so that Croasmun would not be obligated to make any electrical improvements.  

I am not naive enough to believe that every electrician I encounter will be honest and ethical, however I do not believe that a dishonest and manipulative electrician like Mike Hughes should be an inspector for the city of Beech Grove (or any government organization). I will be pursuing this with the Better Business Bureau and any other agencies that I think might be in a position to protect the interests of future Indianapolis home buyers"