Council wants Brampton to be ‘worst place in province to do business’ for adult entertainment
Brampton council recently froze 2021 business licence fees for all businesses except one sector — adult entertainment.
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Brampton council recently froze 2021 business licence fees for all businesses except one sector — adult entertainment.
According to Mayor Patrick Brown, the decision is part of an ongoing campaign to discourage adult entertainment businesses.
“I do not want for (the freeze) to include adult entertainment. This council took a very clear signal when it came to adult entertainment or massage parlours — that we wanted to make Brampton the worst place in the province to do business in those sectors,” he told council March 10. “It’s not a welcome addition to our community."
"There are sectors related to adult entertainment, that we are proud to have the highest licensing fees in the country now in Brampton as a deterrent that that's not the employment and businesses that we're looking for in our city," Brown added.
Currently, the city has several different types of licences for adult entertainment and shops, including three licence types for adult entertainment, three for body-rub parlours and two separate licences for stores selling adult merchandise. While other Brampton businesses will pay 2020 rates this year, the above listed categories are all looking at a hike.
This is the latest in a series of morality-based debates or positions Brampton council has taken recently aimed at local businesses.
At the same meeting March 10, council approved a resolution objecting to 7-Eleven Canada Inc.'s application to serve alcohol at two of its Brampton locations.
“The city reviewed the application and considered all the relevant aspects including: The location and adjacent land uses, the potential for the presence of underage persons within environments of serving liquor, noise, loitering and exterior lineups, wards 1 and 5 Coun. Paul Vicente told reporters during a Mar. 17 news conference, adding council wants more input in the final decision.
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