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establishment as long it is away from the ventilation in-take or more than <br /> 101 away from the backdoor or whatever like that. Thea go ahead and <br /> light up. If you want to go to the parking lot. The state has already go all <br /> of the ball fields and everything else like that. But, if I wanted to go out <br /> here and have a cigarette out in the back parking let and you walked by <br /> and whatever like that. i arm sora if you start getting to that point you <br /> -make everybody be you are going back to the prohibition days." <br /> Mr. Doherty, "That's okay we've had plenty of opportunity for public <br /> discussion and we are net going to take anymore. The comment about <br /> we're not concerned about public health that is a foolish comment to <br /> make. We are concerned about public health. However, there is small <br /> minority of the public that chooses to ignore the warnings of doctors, of <br /> people wiser than we are end they smoke anyways. But, you know what <br /> it is still legal in this country. It is still legal and until the state or the <br /> federal government makes it illegal you've get to consider it. These <br /> people too are adults. They want to do it. I think it is foolish. But, if they <br /> do it and they don't hurt anybody else. So be it. This is situation that you <br /> are not going to please all of the people all of the time. I know that there <br /> are particular people here tonight that are disappointed. I am sorry that <br /> you are disappointed. But, you are all attacking an activity that you don't <br /> like. I like to see clean. I could care less about the smoking. Somebody <br /> wants to smoke. Hey, you are an adult. You are an adult. Act like an <br /> adult." <br /> Member of the audience, "Was your vote for basically for no change?" <br /> Mr. Doherty, No sir, I wart to change. Procedurally if you put the <br /> question to me all or-none. I am going to say none. I am not going to go <br /> all the wary with a full smoking ban. Because there is a part of me that <br /> disagrees with that. ! may not agree with your chore to do it. But, I will <br /> agree with your right to do it. Everybody rakes Mme out to be a bad guy <br /> for that and I really don't care. You know something. We got a lot of nasty <br /> letters. I wasn't even going to brim this up. But, I arm going to bring it up. <br /> We got a lot of nasty letters and they didn't have the courage to sign it. <br /> They were cowards. The envelope had no return address. The letter had <br /> no signature or no return address and it threatened the board,members <br /> with personal lawsuits. Well those people can go to hell ars far as I am <br /> concerned. If you want to say something. say it to my face or at least <br /> sign it. Then I'll have some respect for what you are saying. But, I have <br /> been attacked in the press, maybe not by name. Everbody says we hope <br /> the board has the courage to do this. Well this board sloes have courage. <br /> It has the courage to stand up to those who like stand on the soap box <br /> and yell and scream and think that we are just do whatever who screams <br /> the loudest wants. We try to tape everybody's position into account. You <br /> 8 <br />