Hudson mayor says ice fishing could lead to prostitution during city council meeting

Hudson Mayor Craig Shubert is no stranger to controversy. And comments made at Tuesday night's city council meeting have once again landed him in the headlines.During a discussion regarding ice fishing safety, Shubert expressed concern regarding the practice. In particular, he stated his belief that ice fishing could create a slippery slope that ultimately leads to prostitution."If you open this up to ice fishing, which while on the surface, it sounds good, then what happens next year? Does somebody come back and say, 'I want an ice shanty in Hudson Springs Park for X amount of time?'" Shubert stated. "And if you then allow ice fishing with shanties, then that leads to another problem: prostitution. And now you have the police chief of the police department involved. Just some data points to consider."Shubert's comment -- which has since gone viral on social media -- initially elicited confusion in the room before councilmember Chris Banweg broke the silence by stating: "that's why I'm not in favor of shanties," which drew laughter.Lydia Esparra reports: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/summit-county/hudson-mayor-ice-fishing-leads-to-prostitution-during-city-council-meeting/95-df17ec3e-14e1-44af-a6d5-462818041a58