Cross Plains Strip Club Opens Its Doors
Hot Rods Opens To Beat County Zoning Restrictions
Posted: 4:00 pm CST February 15, 2005Updated: 10:38 pm CST February 15, 2005
CROSS PLAINS, Wis. -- Volleyball players are out and strippers are in, in Cross Plains.
But the newly founded 'adult entertainment' club could wind up in court according to the attorney for the Town of Cross Plains.The newest strip club to open in Dane County comes just days before the county board votes on zoning restrictions for new adult entertainment centers.That vote is scheduled for Feb. 17.The question now is whether the new club legally beat out that possible regulation or not.Jerry Wood brought a so-called gentleman's club to the town of Bristol, now he's offering the same kind of adult entertainment to the Town of Cross Plains.
It now sits across from the community center and just down from the Pine Bluff Church.The popular bar and grill formerly known as Kitt's Korner is now called 'Hot Rods,' and instead of offering volleyball, it offers nudity."We're going to try to have the classiest upscale entertainment that you can have," said Woods.Right now Hot Rods is only folding chairs and tables, but it is aiming to keep the dancers in -- and the families out."You don't have any exposure to the outside," said Wood. "People cannot see in unless they pay admission to get in and see. I mean there's no view to the public."Wood has a one-year lease from Kitt's owner.He assures the public most everything at the former Kitt's will stay the same with the addition of the strip club.Hot Rods opened without warning Friday leaving many residents, including the town chair, angry, shocked and confused.Harold Krantz said the town was blindsided by the club opening.Wood admits he had to open fast to avoid a possible new county ban on strip clubs in neighborhoods."We had to," said Wood. "We had no choice. We were advised by our attorney, that we needed to open to be grandfathered in, which we did do. That's it. It's just the business, we had to do it.""I don't think Town of Cross Plains and the Village of Pine Bluff needs adult entertainment," said Krantz.The town had no strip club laws before Hot Rods opened, the board met the next day to pass a new license requirement.Wood contends he's legal.But, even if he gets the new license, the town's attorney says he's operating without a liquor license.In the meantime, Wood said anyone whose volleyball leagues have been booted by the new dancers should contact Kitt's owner for a refund.
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Cross Plains Strip Club ControversyIt now sits across from the community center and just down from the Pine Bluff Church.The popular bar and grill formerly known as Kitt's Korner is now called 'Hot Rods,' and instead of offering volleyball, it offers nudity."We're going to try to have the classiest upscale entertainment that you can have," said Woods.Right now Hot Rods is only folding chairs and tables, but it is aiming to keep the dancers in -- and the families out."You don't have any exposure to the outside," said Wood. "People cannot see in unless they pay admission to get in and see. I mean there's no view to the public."Wood has a one-year lease from Kitt's owner.He assures the public most everything at the former Kitt's will stay the same with the addition of the strip club.Hot Rods opened without warning Friday leaving many residents, including the town chair, angry, shocked and confused.Harold Krantz said the town was blindsided by the club opening.Wood admits he had to open fast to avoid a possible new county ban on strip clubs in neighborhoods."We had to," said Wood. "We had no choice. We were advised by our attorney, that we needed to open to be grandfathered in, which we did do. That's it. It's just the business, we had to do it.""I don't think Town of Cross Plains and the Village of Pine Bluff needs adult entertainment," said Krantz.The town had no strip club laws before Hot Rods opened, the board met the next day to pass a new license requirement.Wood contends he's legal.But, even if he gets the new license, the town's attorney says he's operating without a liquor license.In the meantime, Wood said anyone whose volleyball leagues have been booted by the new dancers should contact Kitt's owner for a refund.Copyright 2006 by Channel 3000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
