This smoking ban is getting rediculous. I go both ways on this topic. Yes the non smokers should be able to go out and enjoy some dinner without the smoke and the smokers should be able to go have a cocktail and a smoke. It is a smokers choice to go to a smoking or non smoking facility as it is a non smokers choice to go into a smoking or non smoking facility. The part where Stotts was saying his daughter was forced into working in a smoking facility is rediculous. It was her choice to put that application in at that business, it wasn't the business asking for her to work there. Remember you have a choice where to go and where to work so leave it alone and let the businesses make the choice. Hennepin counties smoking ban is not as good as it sounds, businesses have shut their doors because most of their bar business was from the smokers. Sales are down in the businesses that most of their business was bar sales, like Lamplighter. Why would the city want to run more business out of this town. If this passed as a city ban Lamplighter will hurt the most. Just looking at the statistics from Hennepin county. The non-smokers from the board meeting are talking about how it won't hurt these businesses, is that a gaurantee? NO... This needs to be county wide but even better would be state wide, because if this passes at city level the smokers are going to drive a few extra minutes to Biscay or Cedar Mills driving there sales up and Hutchinson's down. Let Gail build his smoking room at the Bowling Alley. At least it's something that is going to work, the non smokers would appreciate seeing that at least there is an area for the smokers, keeping the second hand smoke down to very little or even none. I don't think the non smokers would have an issue with that. Hennepin county businesses were able to build patios for outdoor seating, giving the smokers a right to smoke while dining at that business as the non smokers previously recieved the right to ban smoking inside the building. Out door seating was designed for the smokers gining them an area to eat. This helped those businesses affected by the ban. I also think that this ban should not affect the private clubs/organizations like the Elk, Legions, or VFW's These are the people who fought for our county, so let them enjoy their clubs. Leave them alone and let them make the choice if their building needs to be smoke free or not. Another big issue I have with this smoking ban is the CITY LIQOUR STORE. WHY THE HECK ARE YOU PUSHING THIS SMOKE FREE ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE SELLING CIGARS AND CIGARETTES ON YOUR CITY SHELVES? UNBELIEVABLE. If this is going to be a city matter than let the PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS CITY VOTE ON THIS ISSUE NOT THE FEW ON THE BOARD. Until it goes county/state wide just leave it alone.