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Eagle passes ban on smoking in public places  

The Eagle City Council approved a ban on smoking in public places. The new ordinance includes restaurants, bars and workplaces.

This new ordinance would make Eagle the first city in Idaho to ban smoking, and goes beyond state law which does not ban smoking in bars.

During Tuesday night's meeting many opinions were shared, but in the end it was passed.

The vote for the ban was three to two in favor, with Eagle Mayor Phil Bandy cast the deciding vote.

"My position is that any that a perspective employee of any place of work shouldn't have to worry about whether or not they're going to go into a place and be subjected to direct or secondhand smoke," Bandy said. "That shouldn't even come into the equation."

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