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Kenai slated to consider a similar ban
Jump to full article: Juneau (AK) Empire, 2009-02-25
Author: Phil Hermanek * Peninsula Clarion
Intro: Last month, Teens Against Tobacco Use and its parent organization, Peninsula Smoke-free Partnership, made presentations to the Soldotna City Council expressing their displeasure with cigarette smoke in the workplace and other public places.
Some Soldotna business owners followed, expressing their angst over government intrusion into private enterprise.
On Wednesday night, the council is to introduce Ordinance 2009-008, prohibiting smoking in all enclosed public places in Soldotna, all enclosed places of employment, all vehicles owned or controlled by the city and near entrances to enclosed areas of city owned or controlled properties.
The city already bans smoking in restaurants.
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