To the Editor:November 8, 2017

I was there in 2006 when our community rallied to prevent the construction of Delilah’s Den. I was one of the pastors who stood beside alarmed parents, teachers and residents at every meeting. I remember the arguments given in favor of building a strip club in our town, including construction jobs and tax benefits. And I have not forgotten the concerns that were voiced at that time. Chief among them was the damaging impact a local strip club would have on our children.