A routine yearly inspection led to the closure of the Stratford House Inn on the Branson strip on Monday, Oct. 4.
Officials with the Taney County Health Department confirmed to Branson Tri-Lakes News writer Jason Wert that the shutdown of the inn, which led to the removal of all residents by Monday afternoon, was related to an issue discovered during the routine inspection of the lodging establishment for the renewal of their license.
“Our role is to keep people healthy and safe,” TCHD Director Lisa Marshall said. “If we find something that’s really bad, we can’t have people living in conditions which are not healthy and safe.”
According to the inspection report obtained by the Branson Tri-Lakes News, an inspector found a health code violation which led to the need to close the facility.
“We are working with the owner,” Marshall said. “He did voluntarily agree to close the facility and help people to relocate. It’s always great when we find an owner willing to work with us. We spoke on Friday (Oct. 1), and he decided to voluntarily close. We started working with community partners to make sure we found places for people to go so nobody was left without a home.”
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