Tattoo parlor owner
wins two-year lawsuit - Michael Marks' vote for the dark side cost the city money.
Marks helped censor a LOCAL BUSINESS - he didn't think it a "good fit" and it cost the taxpayers due to Marks' reckless disregard for what is right.
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After being denied a special permit to
open Lucky’s Tattoos on Forest Street, Cheryl Voight sued the city ---
and won! A judge is now calling the city’s ordinance requiring such
businesses to have a special permit unconstitutional.
The
City Council originally voted 4-3 to allow Cheryl Voight’s license back
in December of 2004, one vote shy of the five needed for approval,
after she applied to open Lucky’s Tattoos in the downtown business area.\
Marks added although city officials had already approved tattoo
parlors in other parts of the city, that didn’t mean the council had to
grant a special permit to every petitioner that came before them. Marks
reiterated he was not against having tattoo parlors in other parts of
the city, but did not support one in the heart of the city.
“I have nothing against tattooing,” said Marks. “I just don’t think a tattoo parlor is a good fit.”
“I have nothing against tattooing,” said Marks. “I just don’t think a tattoo parlor is a good fit.”
