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Chippewa Falls council snuffs out smoking ban

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chip wrote on Oct 8, 2008 5:49 PM:

" I thought this was a dead issue long ago. It seems like every couple weeks there is another vote regarding this. Give it up already.
I don't allow smoking in my house because it is my house. Some people I know allow smoking in their house.
The key here is that is THEIR HOUSE. "

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faithful citizen wrote on Oct 8, 2008 11:59 AM:

" It is up to the owners of the establishments to do everything in their power to improve the quality of their business. It is also up to OSHA and other health governing agencies to hold businesses accountable, not the local city officials. It is not up to local city officials to ban something that is approved by the state and the government. I can't stand going to places where there is smoke, but I choose not to go there. Whether we like it or not, smoking is still a legal right. Putting a ban in place would cost the tax payers money, quite a bit of money. Our taxes would have gone up because of the loss of revenue and we would lose more city workers. It was the right decision to not change things, because if we would there would be at stake than just smoke, people would lose jobs! Also, there was PLENTY of time for health officials to make their presence known to the counsil. Also, not very professional to acuse people of copout's, do what's best for your community, after all, that's who you're supposed to represent. "

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jollyroger wrote on Oct 8, 2008 12:03 AM:

" Hey Denny and Bob,
Put that in your pipe and smoke it! "

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