Hello David and list members: This may or may not be true. Last night I was told that the final version of the ordinance is very watered down, which is why the majority of the council will approve it. The ordinance grandfather's in all bars that serve 40% food, 60% alcohol (I may have that backwards), and will only apply to new liquor licenses and restaurants. Essential the far majority of bars in Minneapolis will not be required to ban smoking, so the majority of bar employees and customers will still be exposed to second hand smoke, which results in thousands of deaths each year. I would really like to see the final language and here from folks that have a better understanding of the final ordinance. If it is true, the ordinance will have very little impact on improving working conditions and health of consumers in our city and proves that the tobacco lobby is still as strong as ever. Ken Bradley Corcoran Neighborhood
List manager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Looks like there aren't any exceptions, and the effective date is March, 31, 2005. Final vote was 12-1....but it was more interesting than that. Others will have to fill in details. 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 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! 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
