Cheshire Bridge strip clubs to stay; vote fails | www.myajc.com

Cheshire Bridge adult entertainment clubs and shops scored a victory Monday as Atlanta City Councilmembers voted down legislation that would have forced the businesses to move within five years.

Councilman Alex Wan’s legislation failed by a 9 to 6 vote, with some citing concerns that the move would push the businesses to other communities. Other members shared discomfort with phasing out previously-granted zoning uses.

“I don’t know that this isn’t a piece of legislation that solves a problem in one neighborhood, but makes it potentially a problem for others as time will go on,” said Councilman C.T. Martin of District 10.

District 2 Councilman Kwanza Hall also voted against the measure.

“This could easily be shifted to other parts of town, to neighborhoods that have far more challenges economically,” he said to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, adding “it gets scary to me.. the taking of rights and removing jobs.”

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