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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Commissioners urged to adopt county rules on adult businesses


By Susan Redden
sredden@joplinglobe.com
April 17, 2008


CARTHAGE, Mo. — Jasper County shouldn’t wait to adopt additional restrictions on sexually oriented businesses, opponents of such operations told the County Commission on Thursday.
Nearly 20 local residents went to Jefferson City on Wednesday to support a bill that would strengthen state regulation of businesses such as Vegas Video, an adult-video outlet that recently opened between Joplin and Sarcoxie.
They said elements of the bill could be approved as an ordinance in Jasper County, because they have withstood challenges in appellate court. The commission has been looking at an ordinance to target adult-video stores and similar operations. But the panel decided to delay action after a Jackson County ordinance on which parts of the measure were based was challenged in federal court...(read more)
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