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City hears complaint on smoking ordinance 

A local businessman made a last-minute protest against the citywide smoking ban Monday, asking the city council to rescind the ordinance before it goes into effect Friday.

Chris McMillan, owner of Little Six Laundromat, said the ban takes away business owners' right to control what happens on their property.

"I can see where public buildings like the hospital can self-impose a smoking ban on themselves," he said. "However, private individual businesses such as myself or a restaurant or a barber shop are private and should be controlled by the person that runs them."

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