Change considered for bingo parlor with separate ventilation systems
Jump to full article: Columbia (SC) State, 2009-09-01
Author: DAWN HINSHAW
Intro: Richland County Council is considering a change to its smoking ban allowing businesses to establish separate areas for smokers -- down to the air they breathe.
The proposal would accommodate a bingo parlor whose owner said he poured $300,000 into two ventilation systems so nonsmoking customers could play in half of his building.
Then the county passed a smoking ban.
Councilman Jim Manning sponsored the change to protect Carolina Gold Bingo, which invested in Decker Boulevard, an early suburb the county has targeted for revitalization.
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