Resident tells council his family has been without running water for 69 days; calls for emergency relocation and accountability

At a packed public comment period, Padre Campbell told the Muncie City Common Council on May 4 that he and his children have been without running water for 69 days and asked for immediate emergency relocation and full compensation.

"For 69 days my children and I have been forced to live without running water," Padre Campbell said. He described the condition as an "illegal self‑help eviction" he attributed to the Muncie Housing Authority and named CEO Curtis Goodwin. He said the housing authority had failed to provide safe, habitable housing and cited an asserted statutory penalty of $100 per day, which he calculated as $6,900 to date.

"This unit is uninhabitable and toxic to my children's health," he said, and demanded immediate relocation and damages for medical suffering.

Council members responded with visible concern. President Green and several councilmembers apologized for the situation and asked Padre Campbell to meet with them after the meeting for follow up. One council member called the situation "flat out wrong" and pledged council participation in resolving the problem.

The council did not announce a specific remedy at the meeting other than to pledge follow up and to meet with the resident. Padre Campbell said he had contacted multiple local agencies and legal resources but had not received a satisfactory response.

The transcript records the resident's allegations and the council's promise to follow up; there was no immediate presentation from the Muncie Housing Authority during the meeting and no formal vote or directive recorded. Council members said they would meet with the resident and take steps to investigate the claim.