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Petersburg business owners say state health inspections are delaying openings; council pledges roundtable
Summary
Business owner Nikki Harris told the Petersburg City Council July 1 that state health inspections have prevented her Cool Beans Cafe and other local businesses from opening. Council members said they will convene a business roundtable and seek state health-department action.
Nikki Harris, owner of Cool Beans Cafe at 2 North Sycamore Street, told the Petersburg City Council July 1 that her business remains closed because the Petersburg health department has not completed required inspections.
“The fire department's already signed off. Everybody but the health department,” Harris said, adding that she is losing about $3,800 a month in revenue and getting dozens of customer inquiries while unable to open. She said her food trailer had been inspected and certified but subsequent attempts to open at other locations have been blocked and that enforcement visits at times…
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