Put a quick stop to bikini baristas

Women of the city of Marysville and men with integrity and morals who don't have to stoop to going to stripper stands: Since when is it OK to have coffee stands on our main street for the sexual stimulation of men? This does not belong in Marysville and why are we putting up with it?

We shouldn't condone prostitution; these girls are prostituting their bodies -- don't kid yourself. They're barely dressed for one purpose -- to physically stimulate men. Where do these men go after getting worked up from being teased by scantily dressed girls wanting a big tip?

The stand also has a huge picture of a woman wearing nothing but a postage stamp for a bathing suit. What does that say about Marysville? I moved to Marysville for the police department, clean streets and quiet shopping centers. Marysville has one of the finest police departments I have ever seen. We don't want to invite the kind of trouble that happened in Everett and I have seen a level of men hanging around the espresso stand that I wouldn't want in my home.

I challenge the women of Marysville to e-mail the mayor and city council to get this stand out of our city because Marysville is not the place for this kind of trash.

My husband calls it an eyesore that's degrading to the city.

The mayor and city council need to do their job or get out and we will elect people who will.

Do you think the families in Marysville want a human meat market on our main streets of town? The answer is no! Ask any family you see. This is for the pleasure of a few perverts and we shouldn't have to be exposed to it daily on our main streets.

Joy Rice
Marysville