Storey County Nevada considers outlawing brothels

nralife · August 5, 1999, 03:11 AM

August 02, 1999

Storey County considers outlawing brothels
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) - The impending forfeiture of the Mustang Ranch to the federal government could result in Storey County getting out of the brothel business entirely.

It was the first county in Nevada and in the United States to legalize brothels in 1971.

Federal cases in the past year involving all three Storey County brothels may prompt it to rescind its law allowing "houses of ill fame," Storey County Commission Chairman Chuck Haynes told the Nevada Appeal.

The commission will discuss ramifications of the Mustang Ranch closure when it meets Tuesday in the county courthouse. No action regarding prostitution or the Mustang Ranch will be taken at that time.

"We have to talk about how we are going to compensate for the loss of revenue," Haynes said.

Mustang Ranch provides one-sixteenth of the county's revenue in brothel, liquor and boarding house licenses, or about $233,000 this year.

Haynes said that will mean a noticeable cut somewhere in the county's $4 million budget.

Haynes said the prospects of industrial development at the 101,000-acre Asamera Ranch are a for the future, but work there at the north end of the county is in its infancy.

"In the long term, industrial revenue will far outweigh the brothels but not now," Haynes said.

The court-ordered permanent closure of the Mustang Ranch I and Mustang Ranch II brothels next Monday brings more turmoil to the county than a loss of revenue.

A federal judge reversed the county's order to close Old Bridge Ranch because of owner David Burgess' alleged ties to the Hells Angels.

Haynes said the Storey County Commission has had troubled relations with Old Bridge Ranch but good relations with the Mustang, making closure of that brothel a distinct possibility.

"If we're looking at having Burgess, a thorn in our side, as the only operating brothel, we have to look at the potential," he said.

HS · August 5, 1999, 06:32 AM

"Haynes said the prospects of industrial development at the 101,000-acre Asamera Ranch are a for the future, but work there at the north end of the county is in its infancy."

I say with that much land they should open a really BIG outdoor range complex !
Guys still get to get their pistols outa their holsters & PAY to shoot...

Am I being too Freudian about this?...lol

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nralife · August 5, 1999, 12:57 PM

HS,

Yes we know how your mind operates. Guns and babes. Babes and guns. Babes holding guns, but hopefully no babes with their OWN guns. Ha HA! That would be Aussie style women.

Joe

DC · August 5, 1999, 01:25 PM

Hmmmm...

Guess that means all those young ladies will have to go to Washington DC and become interns

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Jim V · August 5, 1999, 08:44 PM

DC, I don't think so, the ladies at the brothels MUST, just hafta, look better than the famed intern. Lets face it, the women that the Clinton group seem to like are not all that good looking.

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Futo Inu · August 6, 1999, 12:23 PM

A time and place for everything....

Dammit, I wish they'd open those brothels in my county. I can go to the range at any time, and paying to whip out my gun and shoot is satisfying all right, but not THAT satisfying!

August 5, 1999, 03:11 AM	#1
nralife Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 1999 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 1,235	August 02, 1999 Storey County considers outlawing brothels VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) - The impending forfeiture of the Mustang Ranch to the federal government could result in Storey County getting out of the brothel business entirely. It was the first county in Nevada and in the United States to legalize brothels in 1971. Federal cases in the past year involving all three Storey County brothels may prompt it to rescind its law allowing "houses of ill fame," Storey County Commission Chairman Chuck Haynes told the Nevada Appeal. The commission will discuss ramifications of the Mustang Ranch closure when it meets Tuesday in the county courthouse. No action regarding prostitution or the Mustang Ranch will be taken at that time. "We have to talk about how we are going to compensate for the loss of revenue," Haynes said. Mustang Ranch provides one-sixteenth of the county's revenue in brothel, liquor and boarding house licenses, or about $233,000 this year. Haynes said that will mean a noticeable cut somewhere in the county's $4 million budget. Haynes said the prospects of industrial development at the 101,000-acre Asamera Ranch are a for the future, but work there at the north end of the county is in its infancy. "In the long term, industrial revenue will far outweigh the brothels but not now," Haynes said. The court-ordered permanent closure of the Mustang Ranch I and Mustang Ranch II brothels next Monday brings more turmoil to the county than a loss of revenue. A federal judge reversed the county's order to close Old Bridge Ranch because of owner David Burgess' alleged ties to the Hells Angels. Haynes said the Storey County Commission has had troubled relations with Old Bridge Ranch but good relations with the Mustang, making closure of that brothel a distinct possibility. "If we're looking at having Burgess, a thorn in our side, as the only operating brothel, we have to look at the potential," he said.

August 5, 1999, 06:32 AM	#2
HS Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1998 Location: Brisbane.....Australia Posts: 1,258	"Haynes said the prospects of industrial development at the 101,000-acre Asamera Ranch are a for the future, but work there at the north end of the county is in its infancy." I say with that much land they should open a really BIG outdoor range complex ! Guys still get to get their pistols outa their holsters & PAY to shoot... Am I being too *Freudian* about this?...lol ------------------ "The Gun from Down Under !" http://www.para1911fanclub.w3.to/

August 5, 1999, 12:57 PM	#3
nralife Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 1999 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 1,235	HS, Yes we know how your mind operates. Guns and babes. Babes and guns. Babes holding guns, but hopefully no babes with their OWN guns. Ha HA! That would be Aussie style women. Joe

August 5, 1999, 01:25 PM	#4
DC Moderator Emeritus Join Date: September 30, 1998 Location: Calif Posts: 4,229	Hmmmm... Guess that means all those young ladies will have to go to Washington DC and become interns ------------------ "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"

August 5, 1999, 08:44 PM	#5
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	DC, I don't think so, the ladies at the brothels MUST, just hafta, look better than the famed intern. Lets face it, the women that the Clinton group seem to like are not all that good looking. ------------------ Ne Conjuge Nobiscum "If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"

August 6, 1999, 12:23 PM	#6
Futo Inu Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 1999 Location: Oklahoma City, OK, USA Posts: 3,624	A time and place for everything.... Dammit, I wish they'd open those brothels in my county. I can go to the range at any time, and paying to whip out my gun and shoot is satisfying all right, but not THAT satisfying!