It seems as if the the county will put the smoking ban issue on hold for now. They decided to defer the issue to the state for this session. If they don't do anything, which I don;t think they will. Then you could look for the board to take the issue up again.
The St. Louis County Board won't consider a smoking ban after all -- at least not until Minnesota's upcoming legislative session is over.
Commissioners took up the smoking issue for the first time Tuesday but soon decided to defer the matter for state action.
Board members reviewed a draft smoking ban proposed by Commissioner Steve O'Neil that would prohibit smoking in public places throughout the county, including restaurants but not bars. The exception for bars would have expired after Aug. 1, 2007.
While board members unanimously support a statewide smoking ban, several commissioners had reservations about adding to the "patchwork" of smoking bans in northern Minnesota.
"If the state doesn't have the courage to step up, then I could support this," Chairman Keith Nelson said. But he objected to singling out St. Louis County from the region.
The decision was a setback for O'Neil, who has worked with several other communities to enact smoking bans, including Duluth
I found it interesting that the paper feels this is a set back for commisser O'Neil. I don't believe it is, if he choices too he could still bring it up again. I would say if the state does not do anything I would guess he will.
source: http://duluthnews.com
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