“The debate is over. The science is clear. Secondhand smoke is not a mere annoyance, but a serious health hazard.”
-- June 27, 2006
Click here to see the Surgeon General's full report
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Everyone has the right to breathe smoke-free air.
Your right to breathe smoke-free air is in danger of being taken away. If you would like Baytown's restaurants, bars, and other public places to stay smoke-free, you must take the time to go vote AGAINST Proposition 1. Vote early Apr 30-May 8 or on Election Day, Saturday, May 12. Protect the health of customers, employees, and your own family. Vote AGAINST Proposition 1.
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Click here to learn more about the dangers of secondhand smoke...
If you are interested in any of these activities, please email us at smokefreebaytown@gmail.com. IN THE NEWS: Group: Current smoking ban is working By Jessica Robertson Published April 19, 2007 Both sides of Baytown’s great smoking debate are gearing up for next month’s election that will include a proposed ordinance to repeal the city’s ban on indoor smoking and allow restaurants to have designated sections for smokers. The SmokeFree Baytown Coalition, which backed the ban that was passed by 57 percent of voters in November, held a press conference on Wednesday at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Cancer Center to kick off their campaign to defeat the latest initiative. If passed, the measure — called Proposition 1 — would essentially nullify the ban and reinstate the city’s previous guidelines that restricted smoking to designated sections in restaurants with separate ventilation systems. “We know this ordinance has been working,” coalition spokesman Dr. Bruce Kennedy said. “Proposition 1 threatens to take away our right to breathe smokefree air. It would reverse the progress we’ve made and take Baytown back to an unhealthier time.”
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