Board revokes license for Elton Campbell, finding nuisance under municipal code

The Greenwood Board of Public Works and Safety on Aug. 4 voted to revoke a license held by Elton Campbell after finding that the business had been operated in a manner that constituted a nuisance and that the licensee had committed an act of battery on a resident.

During a hearing on the license, Chief Fiseman described an altercation and said the incident included an arrest for disorderly conduct and battery. The board discussed whether the conduct constituted a nuisance; Paul (board member) asked that any motion include a specific finding that the business operation constituted a nuisance. The chair read the municipal code citation into the record: “The business, being operated by mister Campbell, has been conducted in the manner so as to constitute a nuisance and decline by our city code. It's a violation of municipal code section 4 dash 1 0 4 b 5,” the chair said.

A motion to revoke the license and to find the business a nuisance was made and seconded; the board voted by voice and the motion passed. The board did not record any conditional remedial steps; staff indicated the revocation was effective as a board action and would be processed through the city’s licensing enforcement procedures.

The board noted the action was taken under the city code provision cited and that public safety concerns — including that the incident involved battery on a resident — were a factor in the board’s decision.