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Landlord Eric Medici urges Plain City to compensate businesses for event closures
Summary
During public comment, Eric Medici said a lack of event coordination blocked his business access and called on the village to create guidance and compensation for businesses forced to close during street‑closing events.
Eric Medici, who identified himself as a landlord during the council's public‑comment period, told the council the village needs written guidance for events that close streets and direct communication with impacted businesses.
"If a business must close, then who's going to reimburse the tenants, for that percentage of their monthly rent and lost income," Medici asked, saying he was never contacted by event staff about fence locations, tenant impacts or security. He described being blocked on his private property by a security van during a recent event and said the confrontation lasted an hour.
Medici urged the village to include affected businesses in event planning and to develop a system for reimbursement or compensation when closures are required. He repeated concerns about inadequate security placement at the Rock the Clock event and asked the council to require clearer advance notification for tenants and owners.
The council did not take immediate action during the meeting; the mayor thanked Medici for his remarks and the council moved on to scheduled reports.
