HUBER HEIGHTS -- A bar in Huber Heights with a troubled past could soon reopen.
The Ohio State Liquor Board approved the renewal of a liquor license for Heat Nightclub off Brandt Pike.
Last March, the city fought and won to have the license revoked.
Since then, the club had been operating as a teen night club on the weekends.
Amber Carter works at a neighboring business, Sit, Stay 'N Play Dog Park, and she's not happy that the club could reopen.
"People obviously come out drunk, they've got to be, when they walk by and see this place what are they going to do," said Carter. "I do not feel safe at all. I don't feel safe when I see people go in and out of there, I don't feel safe when I know the club's been open."
And after a night of clubbing, she says it's a safety hazard to her furry friends.
"The parking lot is full of smashed beer bottles, there is even smashed beer cans laying around just a lot of trash in general," she said.
But her biggest fear is her safety, after a shooting in the parking lot in July 2001 and a massive fight after the bar closed in October of that same year.
"Who are you going to run into coming out of Heat Nightclub," she said. "That's one of the biggest things there, too, when all the cops have to be there when they close that's very worrisome."
And it's worrisome for the city and police as well. According to Huber Heights Police Department, they've had more than 100 calls to the nightclub in less than two years.
"This is something we don't want in our city, the crime, we will do whatever we can to stop it, put an end to it and keep an eye on," said Scott Falkowski, Huber Heights Assistant City Manager.
We reached out to the nightclub's owner and she declined to comment on or off-camera.
And despite the possibility of reopening, neighboring businesses are still hoping for a positive outcome.
"The Heat Nightclub is shut down permanently, that the liquor board does not renew their license ever and they will just leave," said Carter.
The city tells us when the club is up for renewal in a year, they plan to fight to have it revoked.
The Ohio State Liquor Board approved the renewal of a liquor license for Heat Nightclub off Brandt Pike.
Last March, the city fought and won to have the license revoked.
Since then, the club had been operating as a teen night club on the weekends.
Amber Carter works at a neighboring business, Sit, Stay 'N Play Dog Park, and she's not happy that the club could reopen.
"People obviously come out drunk, they've got to be, when they walk by and see this place what are they going to do," said Carter. "I do not feel safe at all. I don't feel safe when I see people go in and out of there, I don't feel safe when I know the club's been open."
And after a night of clubbing, she says it's a safety hazard to her furry friends.
"The parking lot is full of smashed beer bottles, there is even smashed beer cans laying around just a lot of trash in general," she said.
But her biggest fear is her safety, after a shooting in the parking lot in July 2001 and a massive fight after the bar closed in October of that same year.
"Who are you going to run into coming out of Heat Nightclub," she said. "That's one of the biggest things there, too, when all the cops have to be there when they close that's very worrisome."
And it's worrisome for the city and police as well. According to Huber Heights Police Department, they've had more than 100 calls to the nightclub in less than two years.
"This is something we don't want in our city, the crime, we will do whatever we can to stop it, put an end to it and keep an eye on," said Scott Falkowski, Huber Heights Assistant City Manager.
We reached out to the nightclub's owner and she declined to comment on or off-camera.
And despite the possibility of reopening, neighboring businesses are still hoping for a positive outcome.
"The Heat Nightclub is shut down permanently, that the liquor board does not renew their license ever and they will just leave," said Carter.
The city tells us when the club is up for renewal in a year, they plan to fight to have it revoked.
