Jump to full article: Great Falls (MT) Tribune, 2009-11-15
Author: RICHARD ECKE * Tribune Staff Writer
Intro: A statewide ban on smoking in bars that went into effect Oct. 1 has created complications for bar owners and customers, City Manager Greg Doyon said last week.
He told city commissioners that the ban has prompted complaints from some residents that it is not being strictly enforced.
He said the Cascade County Tavern Association has its own concerns about the ban. Several taverns have built outbuildings or patios away from their buildings to try to provide customers with a place to puff.
City commissioners will discuss issues surrounding the ban, and hear from association executive John Hayes in a work session at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Gibson Room of the Civic Center, second floor, 2 Park Drive S.
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