Pittsburgh Strip Clubs: Proposed strip club draws 30 protesters

February 23, 2010

Proposed strip club draws 30 protesters

About 30 people protested Monday against a strip club slated for West Carson Street, saying a judge, Pittsburgh City Council or Mayor Luke Ravenstahl should do whatever it takes to stop it.
The site, owned by Marquise Investments, was the subject of hearings before the planning commission, which recommended against giving the developer permission to open up next to the Onala Club for recovering addicts. But council never received paperwork that would have prompted it to hold a hearing, and Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Joseph James ruled that the lack of expert testimony on the club’s health and welfare effects meant he had to grant it approval.
“We need an investigation of why all of this happened,” said West Side United Community Development Corp. President Marciana Rossi. In the meantime, city building inspectors should fine the building owner for work that was done without a permit, she said.
The city has filed a notice of appeal.
“How about if the judge vacates his …

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