Court order closes Go Go Cabaret

YOUNGSTOWN — The Go Go Cabaret could remain closed for up to one year.

In a court ruling released Wednesday, Judge Lou A. D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court deemed the Clarkins Drive property in Austintown a public nuisance.

During the one-year closure period city inspectors, fire safety personnel and law enforcement officials will have the authority to enter the cabaret and the attached hotel. Cabaret management is granted access to make repairs and conduct maintenance.

A tax of $300 to be paid to the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts within three days. A fine of $10,000 to be paid to Austintown Township within 14 days was also assessed to the cabaret.

The ruling stated after 90 days the cabaret may apply for release from the order. At that time, a specific plan to avoid further illegal activity must be presented and accepted in order for the cabaret to reopen.

Read more in Thursday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com