The mayor of Hudson, Ohio, has resigned after he suggested that permitting ice fishing could lead to prostitution.
The mayor of a small city in Ohio resigned Monday after he suggested that permitting ice fishing could lead to prostitution.
Shubert questioned the idea of allowing ice fishing, which he noted could come with accompanying shelter, at Tuesday's City Council meeting:"If you then allow ice fishing with shanties, then that leads to another problem — prostitution."He informed the city of his immediate resignation Monday in a terse letter to City Council clerk Aparna Wheeler, which was copied to council President Christopher W. Foster.
"My comments at Tuesday’s workshop were made out of concern for our community; what could become of unintended consequences of new legislation, based on my prior television news reporting experience. My attempt to inject a bit of dry humor to make a point about this, in the midst of a cold, snowy February, was grossly misunderstood."
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