>From the Strib: The mayor said that he doesn't favor the proposal as it stands now because of the effect it could have on small bars and businesses and that he believes the language prohibiting smoking in "public places" and "places of work" is too vague.
"Does that mean that police go in and stop people from smoking at outdoor construction sites or home offices?" Rybak asked. "Eventually we can have this if we can find a way to have a coordinated approach and make every attempt we can to put as little impact as we can on fragile small businesses who operate on a thin margin, and find strategies to avoid problems in neighborhoods caused by having people in residential areas standing outside bars and restaurants smoking until 2 a.m." http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4825751.html David Brauer List manager REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
