Hopewell City Hall closes early due to ‘sewer odor’

HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) -- A "sewer odor" has forced Hopewell City Hall to close early on Wednesday.

The afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 3, city officials announced that Hopewell City Hall closed early due to a "sewer odor" in the building.

According to officials, City Hall will then operate on a partial delay on Thursday, Sept. 4. While most of the building will open at 8 a.m., the first floor will open at noon.

City Hall is the only municipal office closing on Wednesday due to this issue. All other offices will be open until 4:30 p.m. and the Hopewell Community Center will be open until 8 p.m., per officials.

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No additional information is available as of the time of reporting. If you have any questions, you are asked to contact the Hopewell Public Works Department at 804-541-2295.