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Updated: 11:04 PM Oct 10, 2008
Huntington Considers Bar Ban
The one year moratorium would prevent new bars, taverns or nightclubs from opening up shop in the city of Huntington.
Posted: 11:28 PM Oct 9, 2008Reporter: Amanda Goodman Email Address: amanda.goodman@wsaz.com |
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Huntington City Council will have a first reading Monday night of an ordinance that would ban new bars, taverns or nightclubs from opening inside city limits for a one-year period.
City leaders hope the ordinance helps them determine whether or not the amount of bars in downtown Huntington is contributing to higher crime.
"I just think that's a very harsh, rash view personally," Bethany Childers, a local bartender, said.
Childers says more options spread people out, which can avoid conflicts.
Huntington City Planner Don Kleppe says this ordinance came about because of concern in the community.
"There's concern about personal safety. There's concern about real property safety and personal property safety. People's cars are getting keyed and scratched. Bricks thrown through them," Don Kleppe said.
Kleppe said this is actually not a new concept. The planning department has been discussing this off and on for the last couple years.
The ordinance would not affect existing bars, but put a hold on new construction.
The ordinance needs a sponsor from city council before it can move on to a second reading. There would be a public comment period as well.
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Yeah, and while we're at it, why don't we not allow Marshall to admit any new students either. Face it, the bulk of the bar crowd is college students anyways, so maybe that's the route to take. Ha!
I don't think it is the bars that are a problem in Huntington . I do believe you will still have a major drug problem. And I do not go to the bars. We all before would come to Huntington to the resturaunts , but that is too scary anymore, at least Ashland has plenty of places to choose from now we do not have to put ourselvs in harms way. I realize Ashland is not perfect , but someone is not getting stabbed or shot every weekend
I lived in Huntington for a couple of years and left because of being broken in to about 10 times. That aside, why not try to put something other than a bar in Huntington. That's all there is to do there. Pullman square was a good start, but give younger folks something else to do rather than drink and get in to fights.
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