A new survey shows the majority of people in Northern Kentucky are in favor of a state-wide smoking ban./CC A survey recently released by the Northern Kentucky Health Department shows strong, widespread support for a state-wide ban against smoking indoors or some other smoke-free law in Kentucky.
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915 Pub and Grill Going Non-Smoking
We talk about one of the cornerstones of a successful business is the ability to evolve. Sometimes when talking to business owners I hear how if they don’t keep doing what people have come to expect from them, they will just confuse their customers. If they do something out of character in their area of […]
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Smoking Ban to be Repealed Tomorrow?
I predict that it will. There is a meeting tomorrow at the Campbell County Fiscal Courthouse at 7:00 PM that will, more than likely, produce a vote. If all county commissioners vote as they said they would (Painter, Garrett, Rechtin), the ban that would have gone into affect would be repealed. Whether or not you […]
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City Council Notes 2/7/11
Quick rundown. Longer meeting that normal. Just finished watching the Cats beat up of UT. – Meeting started off with Kevin Gordon, of Wilder, addressing council regarding the stance – or lack thereof, on the county smoking ban which was enacted by the lame duck county commission. He detailed how other city councils in the […]
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Ft. Thomas Sister Cities and week of 1/31/10 Links
Not a lot going on in and around Ft. Thomas this week, so I decided to dig up a few “time killing” websites. Citytowninfo.com is great way to wade your way out of the Monday haze. Below is a list of cities around the nation that are most like Fort Thomas, our sister cities. You […]
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New Campbell Co. Commissioners to Repeal Smoking Ban
Per an Enquirer article by Mike Rutledge – The Campbell County Fiscal Court’s new members took steps at their first meeting to revoke the countywide smoking ban their predecessors approved in December. At the end of a standing-room-only meeting that earlier had been attended by several dozen opponents of the ban and some proponents, the […]
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Fort Thomas News – Week of December 13
1. Smoking Ban – As expected the Campbell County Court passed the smoking ban this week with Ken Rechtin the lone hold out on the vote. There was a bit of drama during the session as it opened with a surprise amendment that would have exempted any businesses that have 18+ year age limit. The […]
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Smoking Ban Public Reading Twitter Feed
Via Amanda VanBenschoten (follow her here) Campbell Co Fiscal Court meeting packed for first reading of indoor smoking ban. All sides here: pro-ban & anti-ban tea party, biz owners. First biz item at Campbell Fiscal Court meeting: Duke Energy giving county $19K grant to buy iPads to go paperless for FC meetings. Public hearing underway […]
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City Council Meeting recap 11/15/10
Noise Ordinance Curfew will stay status quo until June 1, 2011. The Labor, Law and License Committee will review the current ordinance that calls for the closing of outdoor seating at 11 on week days and midnight on weekends next May during a committee meeting. Whatever that committee will decide, whether it be status quo […]
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Incoming Commissioners Reaffirm Committment to Smoking Ban Repeal
I published my last post and indicated I still had some open questions about the brilliance of passing a ban that would likely be overturned in a few short weeks. Some of the feedback that I received from that post included the following points: While it would likely be symbolic a ban could send a […]