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Green Fork Kitchen owner tells Live Oak council building department, CRA are blocking opening
Summary
Shanice Brown, owner of Green Fork Kitchen, told the City of Live Oak council that the building department and the Community Redevelopment Agency have held a CRA payment and issued a violation before a building inspection, leaving her unable to open and saying she is incurring costs and lost wages.
Shanice Brown, owner of Green Fork Kitchen, told the City of Live Oak council that she has been blocked from opening her restaurant because the city’s building department and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) have not provided inspection guidance and have held a CRA payment.
"I'm trying to do everything out of good faith, but I'm being blocked by the building department and the CRA department," Brown said during the public-comment period. "I've been issued a violation for my building that I cannot comply with until I get directions and information from the building department…
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