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Attachment F <br />adult decisions. Secondly, I would say the average age of a menthol cigarette smoker is thirty-five to forty. <br />Probably higher. Chewing tobacco, the same. <br />I have offered to prove in any way possible that this ban is not fair or needed. I would be willing to pay for <br />an independent evaluator or a representative from the city to check in at any time and observe for as long <br />as they would like. I would even be fine with changing the minimum age for flavored tobacco to twenty- <br />five instead of a complete ban, as eliminating the sales would be devastating. I also do not understand <br />the ridiculously unfair exception given to tobacco stores. Not one of them checks a person's age at the <br />door. <br />The only thing this ordinance will do is harm many small businesses and put many adult consumers out. <br />My Shell station is located at a corner where there are three apartment buildings directly behind it. Many <br />of my customers walk to make their daily purchases. More than a few do not even have their own <br />personal transportation. <br />I would just like for you to put yourself in my shoes. The loss of business and patronage from the sales <br />you are trying to ban are minuscule compared to the overall losses. My loyal customers will be forced to <br />take their business to neighboring cities, such as Maplewood, where these proposed ordinances are not <br />present. Approximately forty percent of my tobacco sales would be gone, along with whatever that former <br />customer would typically have purchased, either in fuel or inside sales. Please reconsider. <br />Sincerely, <br />Matt Murphy <br /> <br />