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He did feel that it should be eliminated within the structures. He then <br /> deferred to Mr. Ball* <br /> Mr. Ball felt that everyone knew what his position was in this matter. He <br /> didn't have any problem banning the smoking in restaurant areas and <br /> bars. He felt that they were the major two issues. He had no problem <br /> banning smoking in the restaurant areas. He did have concerns with <br /> banning smoking in the bar areas especially if there are only sic left in <br /> the town of Mashpee that allow smoking and two of them are 21 and <br /> over. He felt that they should work with the bar owners of the sic bar <br /> areas for people that are 18 and over. They could buy cigarettes at 18, <br /> you are considered an adult at 1 , you can fight a war at 18 but you can't <br /> smoke. You can drink and swear at the bars. You can give people a <br /> choice to go to a bar or not to go. There are probably only 18 bars in <br /> Mashpee. If the bars owners abide by some type of permitting process <br /> that we can make or have to regulate it with a fee. He couldn't see why <br /> we couldn't work with them. The previous board for the last twelve years <br /> have always given the restaurants due consideration. This board has not <br /> even given them an opportunity. That was where he stood. He would like <br /> to at least work with some of the bars, that cater to clients that are 18 <br /> years and older in bar areas only, As far as town owned places, it <br /> depended upon the restrictions as far as banning smoking around <br /> buildings. That was his position* <br /> IVIS. Grady stated that her whole background is in public health. It is well <br /> documented that environmental tobacco smoke is terrible for everybody <br /> whether you smoke or not. It Kills over 50,000 people a year. She felt that <br /> they had a responsibility to the public as the BOH to provide everybody <br /> with the opportunity to breathe fresh air. If people decide that they won"t <br /> fake it upon themselves to smoke outside thea that en-fringed upon other <br /> individuals right to fresh air when they were in enclosed buildings. With <br /> that background and with everything that they have as far as studies, she <br /> couldn't do anything accept support a ban in all of the places that they <br /> have mentioned, <br /> Ms, Warden asked the BOH members if theyweren't going to go over the <br /> regulations and try to come up with something. <br /> Mr. Ball replied that they were going to do just that. <br /> Mr, Santos stated that there was no reason to review the regulations <br /> unless they had a vote. <br /> Ms. Warden was under the impression that they had already done that. <br /> i <br /> 30 <br />