Leon County power outage costs local business
MARQUEZ, Texas (KBTX) – A Marquez business owner claims she lost thousands of dollars worth of product as a result of Wednesday’s power outage.
The power was restored at 11:32 a.m. the next day, due to a portable generator being delivered from Tyler.
For a store known for its frozen treats, it was too late. Lindsey Judd, the owner of Kountry Kitchen, lost nearly all of her inventory after her freezers went out.
“You’re losing tens of thousands of dollars in revenue, plus you’re paying your people, plus you’re losing product. And that doesn’t even account for just the inconvenience and the stress of it,” Judson said.
According to Judson, this isn’t the first outage in the area that’s caused her business to take a hit. She estimates that she loses around five thousand dollars in product alone each time they lose power.
“You just have to keep operating and keep going. You don’t have a choice, really. Like you can’t just shut down because you’re inconvenienced,” she said.
Leon County ISD canceled classes on Thursday as a result of the outage, which Leon County Emergency Management said was caused by a failed transformer.
Read the county’s full statement below:
