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Decatur Council Member Proposes New Smoking Ordinance 

Almost exactly two years after Decatur banned smoking completely, a new smoking ordinance is on the table. This one gives restaurant and bar owners the choice of whether or not to allow patrons to smoke.

At Tony's Country Cooking Restaurant you'll find a smile with your service, but you won't find an ashtray, at least not right now.

Larry Daly enjoys smoking outside Tony's Country Cooking on days like this one.

"If it were winter time, I wouldn't come out here," said Daly. "I would stay at home. That's how people are losing revenue. I'd stay at home, or I'd go elsewhere. Because if the weather's bad, I'm not going to sit out here and smoke."

Daly hopes the Decatur City Council has a change of heart and approves a new smoking ordinance.

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