City Manager Ben Harvey said the temporary closure is the result of a broken sewer line in combination with an out-of-order employee bathroom.
Crews with Mr. Rooter were busy repairing the line Tuesday, but the business owners, Paul and Johanna Wainscoat, said the timing on the closure could not be worse.
The baker said there have been five times in the last two years when the bakery was closed and repairs could have been made without disruption, but he said the property owner did not take care of the sewer line.
More than nine months ago, A.G. Davi took over management of the property. Jeff Davi, the president of the company, said he doesn’t believe the landlord knew the line was broken for two years.
“It is not true. There was a leak in the summertime. There was an issue that was resolved. (We) thought we fixed it satisfactorily, and of course, it wasn’t the case,” Davi said.
Davi said redoing the sewer line is an expensive job, but it is now the only option on the table, and it is going to take a few days.
“It has to be completely redone, and the city is involved, and the city wants it done right, so we have to have the whole thing replaced,” he said.
The repairs are expected to take at least three days.