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New No-Smoking Rules in Colorado Springs, CO
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<blockquote data-quote="Argyraspide" data-source="post: 333293" data-attributes="member: 3258"><p>From the Colorado Springs Gazette, July 24th, 2013:</p><p></p><p><em>"The City Council voted 6-2 to ban smoking in all city parks, including trails and open space areas.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The ban is meant to protect city properties from fire danger, decrease litter - especially from cigarette butts - and reduce "detrimental" secondhand smoke, said Karen Palus, parks director.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The Parks Department, working with the city attorney, reviewed a list of approaches for limiting smoking in public parks - Arvada bans smoking in all parks, and smoking is banned along Pearl Street in Boulder, for example.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Ultimately, they decided on a general ban with some exceptions for areas that don't pose a fire danger, such as parking lots, which would be designated by the parks director.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Violators can be fined up to $500 and spend 90 days in jail, though Palus sees the ban as an opportunity to alert the public to the effects of secondhand smoke."</em></p><p></p><p>I've been cussing up a blue storm for several weeks now over this. I love to hike the hundreds of beautiful mountain trails around here, and I often take along a pipe for a good smoke at certain beloved scenic rest points along the way. </p><p></p><p>You can bet I'll be voting against the busybody SOBs who voted for this!!:evil:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Argyraspide, post: 333293, member: 3258"] From the Colorado Springs Gazette, July 24th, 2013: [i]"The City Council voted 6-2 to ban smoking in all city parks, including trails and open space areas. The ban is meant to protect city properties from fire danger, decrease litter - especially from cigarette butts - and reduce "detrimental" secondhand smoke, said Karen Palus, parks director. The Parks Department, working with the city attorney, reviewed a list of approaches for limiting smoking in public parks - Arvada bans smoking in all parks, and smoking is banned along Pearl Street in Boulder, for example. Ultimately, they decided on a general ban with some exceptions for areas that don't pose a fire danger, such as parking lots, which would be designated by the parks director. Violators can be fined up to $500 and spend 90 days in jail, though Palus sees the ban as an opportunity to alert the public to the effects of secondhand smoke."[/i] I've been cussing up a blue storm for several weeks now over this. I love to hike the hundreds of beautiful mountain trails around here, and I often take along a pipe for a good smoke at certain beloved scenic rest points along the way. You can bet I'll be voting against the busybody SOBs who voted for this!!:evil: [/QUOTE]
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