Archived Opinion

Waynesville smoking ban just a bad idea

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

To the Editor:

For years I have promoted downtown. I tell my friends to shop locally, eat at our local restaurants and enjoy our festivals. If the smoking ban goes into effect, I won’t be doing any of those things anymore.

That means I will not be coming to your store for my Christmas shopping sprees. I will no longer spend money at the kitchen store, jewelry store, fish market or general store.

I will not be coming to your restaurant with my family and friends. I will not be dropping into your pub for a local brew. I will not be bringing my out-of-town guests for a visit to quaint downtown Waynesville for shopping and dining.

Think about it. I won’t be the only one.

Bob Nowakowski

Waynesville

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