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Resident says week-long water outage closed Hamilton Avenue business; city says citations issued
Summary
A Hilltop resident told Mt. Healthy City Council a week-long water shutdown left a Hamilton Avenue restaurant unable to open; city staff said formal citations have been issued to the property owner and enforcement is underway.
A Hilltop resident told the Mt. Healthy City Council that water to a Hamilton Avenue plaza was shut off for about a week, disrupting a restaurant’s operations and exposing what she described as persistent housing and safety problems at the property.
“The water was off…for a week. Friday to Friday,” the resident said during the meeting’s public-comment period, adding that parking and building conditions were “raggedy” and that landlords had been neglectful. The speaker asked whether the city planned to take action against the owners.
City staff responded that inspectors have identified numerous code and fire-safety violations and that formal citations were sent roughly a month earlier. A city official said, “We have issued formal legal citation to them that they need to fix it,” and that the fire department, zoning and the law director are involved in the follow-up.
Officials told the resident the county health department had inspected after water service returned and encouraged the business owner to complete the health-department certification process. The resident said she paid rent and worried about continuity: the outage had prevented her restaurant from opening for an entire week.
Council members and staff said enforcement options include continued inspection, citation responses from the owner and, if hazards persist, orders to close unsafe units or operations. Staff asked the resident to share contact information to speed direct follow-up.
The exchange also included logistical details about the citation process; staff said owners had been mailed notices and that the city is waiting for a formal response. Officials noted some communications difficulties when owners appeared to be operating from out of state.
The meeting record does not show any immediate administrative action beyond the cited enforcement steps; staff said they will continue to pursue compliance through citations and coordination with county health and water authorities.
