Portland Strip Clubs: Proposed Portland Strip Club Met With Opposition
by exoticinportlandProposed Portland Strip Club Met With Opposition
POSTED: 5:47 pm PDT August 25, 2010
UPDATED: 6:39 pm PDT August 25, 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. — Some residents of Hayden Island in north Portland are fighting to stop a strip club from moving into their neighborhood.
The proposed club would be located in the building that once housed a Newport Seafood Restaurant next to Interstate 5.
Neighbors said they’ve approached the owners, written letters and gathered petitions to share their opinion. Despite the efforts, neighbors said, they were told the owners continue negotiating with a person who wants to open the strip club.
Roger Staver, president of the neighborhood association, said people living nearby believe a strip club would decrease property value and boost crime.
“It offers the opportunity for criminal activity, for drug activity and for the kinds of things we dont want to see going on the island,” Staver said.