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Jump to full article: Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, 2009-11-11
Author: Cindy Schroeder
Intro: CRESTVIEW HILLS - Nearly two years ago, county officials in Northern Kentucky began studying a possible regional, indoor, smoke-free workplace law, but the issue has yet to come to a vote.
Tuesday, Crestview Hills' economic development and zoning committee attempted to prod county officials to take action.
By a 4-2 vote, the committee of three council members and three residents recommended that their council adopt a resolution encouraging Boone, Kenton and Campbell fiscal courts to adopt a public indoor smoking ban.
Crestview Hills City Council meets Thursday. . . .
Linda Vogelpohl, chair of Northern Kentucky Action, a coalition of health organizations and others who support a regional public indoor smoking ban, cited a recent University of Kentucky study that concluded restaurants and bars in Kentucky counties bordering Ohio did not profit economically because of Ohio's smoke-free law.
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