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Hayden restaurant renovates to comply with law
Jump to full article: Coeur d' Alene (ID) Press, 2009-08-27
Author: RICK THOMAS Staff writer
Intro: Steve Reiter and May are both regulars at Sargents Restaurant and Lounge. Reiter quit the habit years ago, but May still puffs two to three packs a day at age 65.
Several years ago the state imposed a ban on smoking in restaurants, so Sargents owner Terry Eastman did an extensive remodel on the building to bring it into what he believed was compliance. The bar was separated from the restaurant by a wall with a set of double doors connecting them and a new ventilation designed to ensure diners would be smoke-free.
Then somebody sent a letter, Eastman is not sure to whom, either the health district or the Idaho State Police, with a complaint.
"The spotlight got turned on," he said. "It was dim, but it got brighter. We realized we were maybe not in compliance totally."
Soon, it was confirmed. The doors were not enough of a separation.
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