New Indoor Bans - Please Help!

[Janetda]

Hello,

As you may have read, we are facing indoor bans in Northhampton MA, Albany County NY and Lowell IN. Once these indoor bans start, it's going to be hard to stop them. We need to get as many vapers to the public hearings for these two ordinances as possible. Please, if you live anywhere near either of these areas try to attend and speak out!

Northhampton:
City Hall, 210 Main Street,
Northampton, MA 01060
July 22nd,
6:30-7:30pm Council Hearing Room, 2nd Floor

Albany County: ,
112 State Street,
Albany, New York
First floor Cahill Room
7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 [see below]

Date change / update - See this note on the Albany date:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...ing-no-go.html

Lowell, IN
501 E Main St
Lowell, IN
Town Hall
Monday August 9, 2010 at 7pm*****DATE CHANGED
219 696 7794
(please call to confirm time and location)

After tomorrow, there will be more information available at http://vaperscoalition.org/

Also, don't forget we are still trying to raise enough money to fund the IVAQS study. This study will look at air quality issues involving the exhaled particulates of e-cigs. We NEED this study to help fight the indoor bans. Please give what you can to either CASAA or NVC.

Thank you!

[jj2]

Threads tend to get lost really easily these days so I'm bumping.

[Janetda]

bump, bump

[jj2]

B U M P

Anyone out there reading this!!!

[yvilla]

I am!

I also wanted to let people know that CASAA is putting together an "official" letter and information packets to send to all three of these jurisdictions with proposed bans, but what is critically needed is for people to show up and speak at the three public hearings listed above.

[iamdougm]

I put this on my FB page because I felt as though it applies:

"THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.

THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.

THEN THEY CAME for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

THEN THEY CAME for me
and by that time no one was left to speak up."

-Pastor Martin Niemöller

[warlike36]

I live very near Lowell,IN. Could you please tell me where you found this info or PM me any details you can?

THANK YOU !!

[Vocalek]

I live very near Lowell,IN. Could you please tell me where you found this info or PM me any details you can?

THANK YOU !!

One of the Vapor's Coalition members has been directly corresponding with officials in Lowell. Here is an extract from an email she received from Lowell in response:

From: Susan Peterson [mailto:townadministrator(AT)lowell(DOT)net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Next Town Hall meeting

We plan to hold a public hearing on the smoking ban during the council meeting on Monday, August 9th. Your members would be able to speak at the public hearing without filling out a request form. The meeting begins at 7:00 P.M. The Town Hall is located at 501 E. Main Street.

Susan

[Janetda]

Here is the Lowell proposed ordinance.

[wormie69]

I am shocked that Northampton, MA is trying to ban e cigs indoors. This city is about the most liberal one I have ever been to. I grew up near Northampton and it is a college city with very open minded attitudes. I am quite surprised to hear this.