By Jennifer Gentile
Daily Times Leader

The controversy over the Oasis nightclub played out again before the Clay County Board of Supervisors Monday.
At the last board meeting in December, resident Paul Damratoski asked the supervisors to do something about the establishment, claiming it was a nuisance. He lives in a trailer near the Oasis,  which is located on Highway 45 A just outside the city limits.  
Damratoski told the supervisors he is disturbed by the noise coming from the Oasis and also claimed the club was staying open past 1 p.m. — the hour it is mandated to close.
Club owner Sylvester Harris, as well as several supporters, turned out to Monday’s meeting in support of the club, as did property owner John Bennett.  Bennett penned a letter to the board, expressing “outrage and indignation” about the events of the last meeting and how they were reported in the local press.