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• Middleburg Heights, Ohio, residents who were hoping to do business at the Social Security office there were turned away in early May, News 5 reported.
It wasn't computer issues or flooding that shut the office down, though. Michael Murphy, president of the Local 3448 of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the problem was raccoons.
"There's urine stains on the tiles. The smoke detectors came falling down. ... (A)pparently the animals may be eating through the wiring."
When 25% of the lighting went out, employees got in touch with Murphy. "These employees were reporting concerns of noises above the ceiling as early as January," he said.
The SSA released a statement saying the office would reopen "as soon as possible." [News 5, 5/2/2024]