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- Mccreary County Smoking Ban Fails; Story On Hearing Offers A Picture Of The Strong Feelings, Pro And Con, That The Idea Evokes
The McCreary County Fiscal Court was unable to move forward with a vote on a smoking-ban ordinance because it lacked a motion for a second reading, Janie Slaven reports for the McCreary County Record. The ordinance was first presented to the court by...
- Owensboro Commissioners Drop Pre-existing Bars From Draft Of Smoking-ban Ordinance
The Owensboro City Commission compromised to gain the support of all five members to vote for a smoking ban, which will come up for a vote on Sept. 2, Steve Vied reports for the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. The original draft of the ordinance eliminated...
- Hopkinsville Mayor Breaks Tie To Pass Citywide Smoking Ban
After a six months of public debate, private wrangling and at least one serious local editorial page flaying, the Hopkinsville City Council narrowly passed a citywide smoking ban Tuesday night. The original ordinance that came before the council at its...
- Hopkinsville Council, Absent A Proponent, Narrowly Replaces Smoking Ban Idea With Plan To Require Posted Smoking Policies
The effort to pass a smoking ban in the largest Kentucky town without one may have hit a roadblock Thursday night. The Hopkinsville City Council forwarded a smoking ordinance that would merely require businesses to decide whether to allow smoking and...
- Campbell County Expected To Repeal Smoking Ban
UPDATE, Feb. 17: The county Fiscal Court voted 3-1 to repeal the ban, Mike Rutledge of The Kentucky Enquirer reports. A smoking ban in Campbell County may be repealed before it even takes effect. Campbell County commissioners will vote on the matter tomorrow....
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Smoking ban up for discussion, not a vote, in Jessamine County Tuesday; bars would be exempt, unlike in Fayette
UPDATE, Feb. 27: "Each branch of government will have the option of adopting or rejecting the ordinance as it stands. Each body will essentially adopt the same ordinance but has freedom in the way it?s enforced within each jurisdiction," Laura Butler of The Jessamine Journal reports.
Elected officials in Jessamine County will meet tomorrow to discuss a smoking ban that could come to a vote later this year. The proposed ordinance would prohibit smoking inside and near the entrance of most enclosed places and workplaces, including restaurants, outdoor stadiums and arenas, but bars would be exempt.
Elected officials in Jessamine County will meet tomorrow to discuss a smoking ban that could come to a vote later this year. The proposed ordinance would prohibit smoking inside and near the entrance of most enclosed places and workplaces, including restaurants, outdoor stadiums and arenas, but bars would be exempt.
So would a cigar bar (photo by Matt Goins) in the Brannon Crossing development near the border with Fayette County, which has an ordinance banning smoking in bars. The Lexington Herald-Leader's Greg Kocher reports that smoking would be allowed in private homes, unless they are used for child care, adult day care or health care. It would also be allowed in hotel and motel rooms that are designated for smoking; in tobacco stores; in private clubs; and at private functions.
Members of the Smoke-Free Jessamine County Coalition are disappointed by the exceptions. "They've changed a stronger ordinance to exclude certain words and phrases to make it a weaker ordinance," coalition member Susanna Moberly said. "We're very upset with that as a coalition."
"We're not going to put anybody out of business," countered Terry Meckstroth, a Jessamine County Fiscal Court magistrate. "I think the committee felt, 'Let's get something that everybody can live with right now.'" Tomorrow's meeting involves the fiscal court and the city councils of Nicholasville and Wilmore. (Read more)
- Mccreary County Smoking Ban Fails; Story On Hearing Offers A Picture Of The Strong Feelings, Pro And Con, That The Idea Evokes
The McCreary County Fiscal Court was unable to move forward with a vote on a smoking-ban ordinance because it lacked a motion for a second reading, Janie Slaven reports for the McCreary County Record. The ordinance was first presented to the court by...
- Owensboro Commissioners Drop Pre-existing Bars From Draft Of Smoking-ban Ordinance
The Owensboro City Commission compromised to gain the support of all five members to vote for a smoking ban, which will come up for a vote on Sept. 2, Steve Vied reports for the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. The original draft of the ordinance eliminated...
- Hopkinsville Mayor Breaks Tie To Pass Citywide Smoking Ban
After a six months of public debate, private wrangling and at least one serious local editorial page flaying, the Hopkinsville City Council narrowly passed a citywide smoking ban Tuesday night. The original ordinance that came before the council at its...
- Hopkinsville Council, Absent A Proponent, Narrowly Replaces Smoking Ban Idea With Plan To Require Posted Smoking Policies
The effort to pass a smoking ban in the largest Kentucky town without one may have hit a roadblock Thursday night. The Hopkinsville City Council forwarded a smoking ordinance that would merely require businesses to decide whether to allow smoking and...
- Campbell County Expected To Repeal Smoking Ban
UPDATE, Feb. 17: The county Fiscal Court voted 3-1 to repeal the ban, Mike Rutledge of The Kentucky Enquirer reports. A smoking ban in Campbell County may be repealed before it even takes effect. Campbell County commissioners will vote on the matter tomorrow....