Dixon Speaks out in regard to Stack's Billboard

He’s ashamed ofthe senator’s billboard

reprinted courtesy of the Northeast Times

As most of us are unfortunately aware, Ashley Burg, a troubled teen originally from the Fishtown section of Philadelphia, died July 31 of an apparent drug overdose. Her partially clothed corpse was found Aug. 1 on Red Lion Road in Crestmont Farms.
Per the Philadelphia Daily News article entitled Tattle Tales dirty little secret (dated Aug. 11), Ashley was last seen alive in Montgomery County on July 31 being dispatched to a home in the suburban county as a result of her involvement in a sex-for-hire operation.It is the police department’s belief that an informal sex setup has been operating from Tattle Tales South, a topless bar in Port Richmond. According to a probable-cause affidavit, David Downey, the owner of the aforementioned Montgomery County home, contacted a Tattle Tales dancer called Kim for an escort on July 30. Early on July 31, Kim and her boyfriend dropped Burg off at Mr. Downey’s home.
The case is still under investigation with an outcome pending.
The above is just another example of the litany of sad and troubling events that surface far too often in our great city. What is also troubling is the fact that state Sen. Mike Stack had an enormous campaign banner hanging from the east side of the Tattle Tales South building during his 2004 re-election campaign. Said advertisement, which promoted his "commitment" to our neighborhoods, remained posted through this spring.
When first seeing the subject banner, I could not comprehend how a public servant who was "for the neighborhoods" could promote such an ideology from the side of a topless gentlemen’s club? Now, with the news of Burg’s death, I am all the more disheartened and ashamed.
Ed DixonTorresdale resident and member of Neighborhood Civic PAC
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