On the same day that Cape Girardeau residents voted against a smoking ban, the citizens in a western Missouri town chose to approve a similar non-smoking measure.
Yet the city council in the Jasper County town of Webb City chose to not enact the smoking ordinance.
The Webb City ordinance passed by a vote of 452 to 348. Regardless, the City Council chose to not put the non-smoking measure into law, voting against it 5 to 3.
Webb City mayor John Biggs says that council members voted against the measure for individual liberty reasons … and due to low voter turnout.
"It just depends on your point of view," Biggs said. "The people that were for the smoking ban thought it was a great turnout. The people that had a mindset against it thought it was a poor turnout."
Only 12% of registered voters participated in the election. The Webb City measure was a non-binding referendum that Biggs said was intended to guide the vote of the council.
Mayor Biggs voted in favor of the ban.
Yet the city council in the Jasper County town of Webb City chose to not enact the smoking ordinance.
The Webb City ordinance passed by a vote of 452 to 348. Regardless, the City Council chose to not put the non-smoking measure into law, voting against it 5 to 3.
Webb City mayor John Biggs says that council members voted against the measure for individual liberty reasons … and due to low voter turnout.
"It just depends on your point of view," Biggs said. "The people that were for the smoking ban thought it was a great turnout. The people that had a mindset against it thought it was a poor turnout."
Only 12% of registered voters participated in the election. The Webb City measure was a non-binding referendum that Biggs said was intended to guide the vote of the council.
Mayor Biggs voted in favor of the ban.
