Jump to full article: San Angelo (TX) Standard-Times, 2010-07-28
Intro: The smoking-ban issue has been messy nearly from the start, so messy that it didn’t even get on the May election ballot when it was supposed to. That’s no reason to make it even messier, though.
Mayor Alvin New has floated the idea of the City Council passing an ordinance different from the one championed by Smoke-Free San Angelo that will appear on the November ballot. He wants there to be a “middle ground” for voters to choose between. . . .
To now pass an ordinance that might undercut the group’s efforts would be unfair and would cause many San Angeloans’ trust in local government to be diminished.
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That idea makes even more sense now. Voters will have a clear choice in November. And the issue has been publicized and discussed so widely that the great majority of voters will clearly understand the stakes.
The council passed on its chance to impose a smoking ordinance. Now it should leave the decision to voters.
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