ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta's city council has rejected legislation that would have forced adult entertainment clubs and shops along Cheshire Bridge Road to move within five years.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (bit.ly) that Councilman Alex Wan's legislation failed by a 9 to 6 vote on Monday night.
Audience members in the packed council chamber erupted in applause at the vote, including dozens of Club Onyx employees who have actively opposed the legislation since it was introduced earlier this year.
Some council members cited concerns that forcing the clubs to move would push them to other communities. Other members shared discomfort with phasing out previously-granted zoning uses.
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For once, a city council does the right thing when it comes to strip clubs!
Only downside is that the clubs in this area are not very good to begin with. Most of them have been there since the 70's and are considered part of the landscape by most Atlanta residents. Several years ago the same government officials tried to get a landmark drive in restaurant in the same area as the clubs to give up one of the entrances it had used since the 60's. It was a stupid use of govt. power and the restaurant (Varsity,Jr.) said no, it would close up before doing that. The city would not budge and the place shut their doors. It was one of the busiest places in the area. The city lost a lot of tax revenue, residents lost a great place to eat, and the building is now an ugly eyesore. Maybe some of those residents who were so anxious to evict the strip club should have spent their energy to save their landmark eating place. I am sure they are not pleased with the way it looks now.
That's good news to me.
“… Audience members in the packed council chamber erupted in applause at the vote, including dozens of Club Onyx employees who have actively opposed the legislation …â€
It’s wonderful when strippers are so politically involved – they should be an inspiration to us all
Lucky you.
Doesn't take much to have them pull the legislation - just a crowd full of people calling bullshit on it.
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