Ah, so what West Elm St does need then is another abandoned home that is falling to pieces? Because that is exactly what this house was doing prior to the club taking it over, the lawn was overgrown, the windows busted out, and pieces hanging by their last hope. Why is West Elm an appropriate place for a *bar* and not appropriate for a motorcycle club who frequents the place en masse maybe twice a month?

I think the pressure put on by the council was the very opposite of sanity. This neighborhood has been largely ignored and left to decay and now suddenly the council cares?

And where might you live Teresa? I live right beside this house. I have never had an issue with the friendly people of the biker club. They use to house to help with charity toy runs at Christmas and get together a few times a month at most. If you really appreciate them and what they do you would want to make sure that they are able to keep the house that they purchased for that purpose. This so called "sanity" you claim the counsel has found will hurt the good doing that you claim to appreciate. They keep the lawn mowed, and they are considerate to the people around them. I can't same the same for the BAR 3 houses down that has live bands on weekday nights. Or what about the house 3 down the other direction that was raided by the police as a suspected meth house? The people that live here on a daily basis (my family included) make more noise then the bikers ever have. I'm sure what the counsel and others are picturing when they think of a biker clubhouse is a far cry the reality of it. They are just friendly folks who socialize a few times a month and work to better the community around them.

escuse me that was like a home to me