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10/5/2016 Faribault City Council to discuss hookah sampling's future I Archives I southernminn.com <br />"It's just your basic government getting in the way again," said Robert James, a Faribault resident who says he smokes cigarettes <br />daily. "They complain about the economy, then consider eliminating a perfectly good business before it can get going." <br />• What lies ahead for Faribault? Faribault's Planning Commission discussed the hookah lounge/tobacco sampling issue at length <br />earlier this month, stating they would formally support the city if they chose to prohibit tobacco sampling, according to city documents. <br />The commission also reviewed possible regulation options, in case the city decides to allow tobacco sampling but wants it more tightly <br />controlled. They decided it best to treat possible hookah lounges as similar to a bar or restaurant rather than an "adult use" that would <br />carry more strict regulation. <br />However, it will be up to city councilors to decide whether to ban sampling, and by extension hookah bars, by changing the tobacco <br />licensing ordinance. This will be discussed at length Tuesday night (tonight) - and could also result in the city updating its code to <br />allow sampling locations. <br />- Joseph Lindberg covers the city and county for the Daily News. He may be reached at 333-3135 or at Twitter.com @JosephLindberg <br />http://www.southernm i nn.com /far i bault_dai I y_news/archives/arti cl e_a4dd2d4a-dc49-5f30-92d 1-e0032aa5e32f.htm 1 4/4 <br />