This Tribune-Review article quotes Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato as stsing "I'm still convinced, now as ever, that (a smoking ban) should be done at the state level,...But I'm also a realist, and with a 14 to 1 vote, this would become law regardless of what I do." You are supposed to make executive decisions based on principles, Dan, not wind-blown opinion or what others might do!!
In exchange for his support, CE Dan asked the council to consider five ammendments. These include exemptions for small bars and taverns, fundraising activities of volunteer groups, and property edjacent to health-care facilities, dropping the 15 foot rule, and a requirement to evaluate the impact on small businesses within one year.
Heck, Dan, that's just about the whole piece of legislation. Either you are for a smoking ban, or you are not!
Pick a side!!
Thursday, October 05, 2006
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