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Liberty puts stricter smoking rules on November ballot
KansasCity.com
5/27/2009

Voters will decide whether to scrap Liberty’s recently approved restrictions on smoking for a stricter law that would prohibit smoking in most public places.

In a special session tonight, the Liberty City Council approved an ordinance that places the issue on the Nov. 3 ballot.

The decision is in response to a petition filed by a group of Liberty residents seeking to tighten the current ordinance, which allows smoking in bars, smaller restaurants, bowling alleys and billiard parlors licensed by the city to sell liquor by the drink. It also allows smoking in certain private clubs, restaurants’ outside eating areas and tobacco stores.

The issue going before voters would limit smoking to hotels and motels that permanently designate up to 25 percent of their rooms for smokers, and to private residences not being used as businesses.

The citizens’ petition had enough signatures of registered voters to force the council to either approve the new proposal as is or put it before voters.

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