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Crestview Hills seeks smoke-ban views 

This afternoon, city officials want to hear what business owners, residents and other stakeholders think about a proposed indoor smoking ban for restaurants, bars and offices.

Crestview Hills economic development and zoning committee will hold at public forum on the issue at 4 p.m. at the city building, 50 Town Center Boulevard.

No decision will be made today. Council Member Dave Kramer, who chairs the economic development and zoning committee, said the meeting is strictly for information-gathering and educational purposes to determine where the city goes from here.

In September, Kramer, a former smoker, suggested that city officials consider an indoor smoking ban for public places because of concerns that a vocal minority was holding up adoption of regional smoke-free legislation governing restaurants and other Northern Kentucky workplaces. He says it's the right thing to do for health reasons.

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