HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK: (CALL TO ACTION!)

[kristin]

PUBLIC HEARING – Flavor Ban – 09.24.19, 7:00 PM
The Hempstead Township Council is considering an ordinance that would BAN THE SALE OF FLAVORED VAPOR PRODUCTS. (See: Item 5, Case Number 29671 on the agenda)

A PUBLIC HEARING is scheduled for

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
7:00 PM
(arrive by 6:30 PM to sign up)

1 Washington St.
Hempstead, NY

Please make plans to attend this hearing. Even if you do not plan to speak, your presence is important as it demonstrates the large numbers of people affected by this issue.

Prior to the hearing, send a message to the entire council.
We are providing contact information and talking points below for calls, emails, and spoken comments.

• Comma delimited email list (copy/paste into the “to” field of your email): lgillen@tohmail.org, ekingsweeney@tohmail.org, ddunnesr@tohmail.org, dgoosby@tohmail.org, tmuscarella@tohmail.org, bblakeman@tohmail.org, adesposito@tohmail.org, scabana@tohmail.org

Member Email Phone Twitter
Supervisor Laura Gillen lgillen@tohmail.org (516) 812-3260 @LauraAGillen
Erin King Sweeney ekingsweeney@tohmail.org (516) 812-3285 @ErinKingSweeney
Dennis Dunne, Sr. ddunnesr@tohmail.org (516) 812-3180 @DDunneSr
Dorothy L. Goosby dgoosby@tohmail.org (516) 489-5000 @dorothylgoosby
Thomas E. Muscarella tmuscarella@tohmail.org (516) 812-3179 @MuscarellaT
Bruce A. Blakeman bblakeman@tohmail.org (516) 812-3523 —
Anthony P. D’Esposito adesposito@tohmail.org (516) 812-3242 —
Sylvia Cabana scabana@tohmail.org (516) 489-5000, ext. 3046 —


Points to include in your emails, phone calls, and spoken comments:

• Briefly, share your story about switching to vaping and what role that flavors played in helping you switch.
• Note any health changes you’ve experienced.
• Briefly, discuss what losing access to local vape shops will mean for you (Will you shop out-of-state, in neighboring cities, or online? Will you make your own e-liquid at home or purchase products on an underground market?).
• Briefly, discuss the perils of pushing legal products onto an underground market (i.e. no accountability, no product standards, no traceability should something be contaminated … in other words, a flavor ban actually puts everyone at more risk).
• Additional talking points for testimony and emails are available here.

NY – Hempstead Twp. PUBLIC HEARING – Flavor Ban – 09.24.19, 7:00 PM - CASAA

 

[Rossum]

Scratching my head, wondering what this township thinks it will accomplish with its own ban after the state they're in has already done a ban. Seems like nothing more than grandstanding?