Augusta NewsLocal news for Augusta, WI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.A proposed countywide ban on smoking in public places includes exemptions.- March 30, 2008 "There is no momentum in that direction right now" A ban on smoking in public places could soon be expanded countywide, but don't expect bars and restaurants in Altoona, Fall Creek, Fairchild and Augusta to snuff out smoking in the near future. via Leader-Telegramhttp://www.topix.net/city/augusta-wi/2008/03/a-proposed-countywide-ban-on-smoking-in-publi... County Now Discusses Smoking Ban- March 28, 2008 "I don't smoke. I quit 11 years ago, but I still believe the smoker who wants to smoke should have a place to do it also" Eau Claire County Board Chairman Bruce Willett says it would only include unincorporated areas within the county, like here in the Town of Seymour and in others like the Town of Washington. via WEAU-TV Eau Clairehttp://www.topix.net/city/augusta-wi/2008/03/county-now-discusses-smoking-ban?fromrss=1 No-smoke signal on county's radar- March 26, 2008 "This is something that's certainly worth considering" Quashing smoking in public places could move beyond city of Eau Claire borders and into much of the surrounding county as soon as next month. via Leader-Telegramhttp://www.topix.net/city/augusta-wi/2008/03/no-smoke-signal-on-countys-radar?fromrss=1 |