Packed house expected today as Detroit City Council holds hearing on strip clubs

DETROIT (AP) -- City Council members will discuss during a public hearing controversial proposals that would change how strip clubs operate in Detroit.The Monday afternoon hearing at City Hall is expected to draw supporters and foes of the changes.Council members are considering banning the sale of alcohol and requiring dancers to wear pasties over the nipples. A federal judge in 2007 struck down Detroit's regulations on where strip clubs could open and ordered them rewritten.Some council members also support banning lap dances and VIP rooms in the 30 or so clubs.Religious and neighborhood groups say strip clubs reduce property values and increase crime.Strip-club owners have promised a costly legal fight.

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