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Encore Talent
From: "Glenys Spitze" <GMGlenys~webtv.net>
To: Qaurac~encorehawaii.com> l~''10R"'"'~~
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 9:34 PM t;rro -5'-~~~n3-
Subject: Co. Council presentation Counsy C~wndl
To County Council Members: I am Glenys Spitze & I thank you for letting
my testimony be heard again. Any ordinance to control exposure to ETS
would lessen the lifethreatening sensitivity I have to tobacco
smoke.Because of polio damage to my central nervous system , I have
breathing problems & am a respirator at night.I must avoid all types of
air pollution as much as possible. My home is a condo unit on the
seashore & my visits from there are restricted as much as possible away
from ETS.Tobacco smoke is officially a carcinogen & has been shown to
cause non-smokers heart attacks at even higher rates than to smokers.It
seems only reasonable to protect all people ,including our more
vulnerable children, from ETS in public buildings & common azeas,& in
work places of any type. Condo residents share common air vents & lanai
areas with all the other units in the bldg..Non-smokers are helpless to
keep free from ETS. In Dec. arenter-smoker of the unit above me refused
to consider my needs, making me very ill every time she smoke a
cigazette. 1 soon developed a cazdiology problem whichis on-going.
Smokers who refuse to consider the well-being of others , or themselves,
need to be aware they have no right to make other people smoke. Laws
need to help that awazeness & protect all of us from unnecessary illness
& shorten life. A democratic society is for the common good.
Thank you for your consideration.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings
having a human experience. ALOHA NUI!!
Comm. Np. ~ ~•1~
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Ref. Date
5/6/03