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Eagle City Council tables smoking ordinance 

A ordinance to ban smoking in bars and certain public places failed to get the support it needed to pass in Eagle.

Council members considered the smoking ordinance Tuesday night, after passing a preliminary one earlier this month. But after several hours of debate and more public input, the council voted 3 to 1 to table the ordinance.

Michael Huffaker was the council member who changed his vote to be against the ban.

"Nothing had changed," Huffaker says. "I was just persuaded, we are all opposed to second hand smoke but this is really not a great way to implement that policy."

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