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May 20, 2025

EASTLAND CITY CONTEMPT

 

 

 

EASTLAND CITY CONTEMPT

IN CENTRAL OHIO, A JUDGE HOLDS THE CITY OF COLUMBUS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT AFTER THE CITY APPROVED A PERMIT FOR A CARNIVAL ADJACENT TO AN ACTIVE AND UNSECURED DEMOLITION SITE. 
AS WORK CONTINUES TO DEMOLISH WHAT'S LEFT OF THE EASTLAND MALL, AN INCIDENT DISCOVERED LAST WEEK BROUGHT STAKEHOLDERS BACK TO COURT MONDAY MORNING. JUDGE STEPHANIE MINGO SAYS A CARNIVAL WAS OBSERVED TAKING PLACE ON THE EASTLAND MALL PROPERTY. BUT, LAST YEAR THE COURT ORDERED NO EVENTS COULD BE HELD ON THE PROPERTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. JUDGE MINGO SAYS THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED AT LEAST 8 OPEN POINTS OF ENTRY ON THE PROPERTY, ALLOWING ANYONE TO ENTER.

 

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