It is not very often that the Board of Supervisors public meetings gets packed that they have to move. Sometimes I wondered if this happens to every meeting that things would be a little different. What has drawn out the crowd at this partucular March 24th meeting was on a proposed amendment to the county ordinance regarding adult businesses.

The proposed amendment would allow for adult businesses, defined as anything from an adult bookstore to a nightclub, in the county by way of a special use permit. The requirements to obtain such a permit follow a strict criteria, such as the adult business could not be near schools or churches. Even if all the criteria was met, the county could still deny a special use permit. “What can we do to stop this permanently?” asked Tom Rothgab. “I want a plan that can stop anything like an adult business from coming in here — something solid.” The public argued that such a business in the county would erode the social fabric of the community, increase crime, drug use and sexual deviance. Ok, now I know for awhile, D&S Jewlers had an ‘entertainment’ section in their pawn shop, made up of videos and ‘used’ toys. Why anyone would want to buy an ‘used’ toy is beyond me. If the county wants to get rid os smut and keep it ou of the county, it needs to start with the parents of the county. There is no reason that a male kid or a male needs to be walking down the street, with their boxers showing and their pant down around their knees with no shirt on in the middle of summer. There is no reason that a girl needs to walk down mainstreet, with shorts so high that theur butt cheeks are hanging out and their top is so small that if they jump, their boobs will pop out. The County has always had some type of adult business law and it was never enforced until the owner of Boot Hill, Chuck Bowen, wanted to bring in some exoctic dancers years ago. He had brought in the Chippendales first. All was fine. When he wanted to bring in the women, all hell broke loose. And it started with the women, who went to see the male dancers, who didn’t want their husbands to go see the women dancers. Eventually, Boot Hill had to close down because of other allegations. And now we have the internet. If people don’t want to go to an adult store, they can just visit one online. How do you think alot of child pornograhic pervets are getting caught in this county? See, an adult business does not have to set up shop here in the county, because no matter where they are at, they can be easily accessed.