Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to have the Rialto in downtown Greensburg declared a nuisance bar.
If approved by a county judge, the move would shutter the restaurant and bar — which has been closed since the end of last year — for 12 months.
“That the Rialto Inc. has been operated in a manner that constitutes a public nuisance under the Liquor Code for reasons outlined … the continued operation of Rialto Inc. bar-club will result in irreparable injury to the commonwealth because of the strong likelihood of continuance of … conduct,” the lawsuit states.
Meanwhile, a proposed consent decree between the district attorney’s office and the Rialto’s owner about the bar’s future is under review by a county judge, according to a statement released Friday by the prosecutor’s office.
Source: Westmoreland DA files nuisance bar lawsuit against Rialto in Greensburg
