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Plain City landlord urges clearer event planning, compensation after Rock the Clock disruptions
Summary
A local landlord told the Plain City Council that event-related street closures during Rock the Clock blocked access to private businesses, led to confrontations with security staff, and left tenants uncompensated; he urged the village to coordinate with impacted businesses and clarify compensation and security plans for future events.
Eric Key, a Plain City landlord and business owner, told the Plain City Council during public comment that the village’s event planning for Rock the Clock blocked his property access, produced an on-site confrontation with security staff and left affected tenants without compensation. “If a business must close, then who's gonna reimburse the tenants, for that percentage of their monthly rent and lost income,” Key said.
Key said he was not contacted in advance by event staff about fence locations or other arrangements and that a security van parked behind his building on private property prevented him from leaving for about an hour. “It took me an hour to get my truck out to go to loans,” he said, describing a verbal…
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