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OTTAWA PASSES SMOKING ORDINANCE
The City Council unanimously passed a smoke free ordinance on December 5, 2007. It became effective June 1, 2008 and made offices and restaurants in the city smoke free.
Take Action
If you live in Ottawa OR know someone who lives in Ottawa who is in favor of a comprehensive smoke free ordinance, please have them write or call the City Commission as soon as possible. If you send an e-mail ask the recipient to forward the email to their contacts in Ottawa. Ottawa residents, please make your feelings known.
Go to www.ottawakansas.net and click on 'city commission’ and then ‘commissioners’ to write them individually or...
Just click below
Mayor Gene Ramsey 785-242-5001
Mayor Pro-Tem Rocky Fleer 785-242-8432
Commissioner Blake Jorgensen 785-242-3631
Commissioner Linda Reed 785-242-2451
Commissioner Sara Humm 785-242-7182
Don't forget to let your State Elected Officials know you want a smoke free state as well. Click here to find your state elected officials or choose from the names below.
Senate District 12
Pat Apple
785-296-7368
House District 5
Bill Feuerborn
785-296-7688
House District 10
Tony Brown
785-296-7885
House District 59
William R. Prescott
785-296-6014
Also, contact your local newspaper and let them know what you think. Information and links on how to send a letter to the editor are below
Ottawa Herald – Send letter to the editor
Send letters including name, address and phone number to letters@ottawaherald.com or 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa, KS 66067.
