Gladys Hayes owns and operates Gladys' Place on Fourth Avenue in northwest Minot. Hayes said the petitions are scattered throughout the community and not just in restaurants, and that the group has experienced no opposition to the petition. Schatz said the issue is really about fairness. We need to educate the people on the effects of this ordinance. Schatz cited issues such as enforcement, and how the health benefits will be provided without a total ban.
Kids go skating and bowling, and the pool halls where there is smoking.
Plus, we really don't know the effects on conventions and the Canadian traffic. There's just a whole lot of issues that need to be studied. Schatz indicated that most people were unaware of the ordinance until the first reading and had no time to prepare a defense. Petitioners have 30 days after the second reading of the ordinance to obtain 1,548 signatures to refer the matter back to the council. The ordinance passed on the second reading on April 2.