I went to the meeting last night and asked the council to consider the smoking ban for Roseville. Since I am not a resident of Roseville I focussed on the fact that I spend nearly all my leisure money in Roseville (Sorry St Paul), and if St Paul provides a clean air environment and Roseville does not, I will have to find places in St Paul to spend the same money. I like the places I go to in Roseville, and I really prefer not to have to change my habits.
There was no time for any questions or discussions, so there is no way to know how it was received. I felt the council members paid genuine attention to what I had to say. A Roseville high school student also spoke in favor of the ban (thanks to this list), explaining that she like to go to Snuffy's with friends and finds the smoking to be offensive. She spoke very well, and gave me a new thought too. When high school students can go to restaurants and sit in smoking areas, it would be nearly impossible for the staff to control under age smoking, if indeed they try at all. This means that restaurants that allow smoking provide a venue that would contribute to the peer pressure on kids to start smoking. I think banning smoking from restaurants would reduce teen smoking. I go to several kinds of social and technical gatherings at Roseville businesses, and when I have clients come to town, I take them to Roseville eateries such as the Radisson, and Old Mexico. To be perfectly frank, I avoid smoking establishments when at all possible, so the smoky pubs in Roseville won't miss me. However, if I knew I could go out and it would be smoke free, I would go out more, and consider it entertainment rather than punishment to go to a bar. Whoever bans smoking, thats where I will go. Bob Treumann, Como Park area [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > Well, its 7PM now, and I am going to the Roseville city concil meeting to > try to speak during the public comment period at 7:45.. I'll let the > list know how it goes... > _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day.
