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Resident tells Polk County board strip‑venue parking lot violence, lighting and alcohol rules need review
Summary
A Polk County resident urged supervisors to investigate violence and lax controls at a Des Moines venue referred to as "the lumber yard," citing a recent assault that left her granddaughter with a brain bleed; the board said law enforcement and public works would follow up, and one supervisor asked legal to review licensing options.
Mary Moore Johnson, a Polk County resident, filed a public complaint at the Board of Supervisors meeting about repeated violence and poor lighting at a Des Moines venue she called “the lumber yard,” and asked the board to take action after a recent incident left her granddaughter with a brain bleed.
Johnson told the board she visited the site after the assault and found a large crowd in the parking lot, minimal lighting and no visible security. “They allow them to go in this…
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