By N.N. Wyant
The Haysville Times
The proposed smoking ban will come to the voters of Haysville this November, sort of. The Council has decided to put the issue to a vote as non-binding. By making this a non-binding issue, the council will be collecting the opinions of the citizens of Haysville, without taking any official stance.
If, for instance, 3,500 people vote for the ban and 500 vote against it, there will still be no decision on what to do. The council intends to use this vote as a way to get a pulse on what the citizens want. After the vote, the council will make a decision on what to do.
The cost? Since the council is making this part of the regular election in November, the cost of the election will be minimal, about $300.