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Burlington, VT bans public smoking downtown
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Edited | COSDem Jan 10, 2012 01:39am |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - Burlington Free Press |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a close vote Monday night, the Burlington City Council banned outdoor smoking in downtown areas between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
The ban exempts outdoor cafes and private alleys from the no-smoke zone, which is bounded by Winooski Avenue and by Pearl, King and Pine streets.
Public health concerns over secondhand smoke drove the 8-6 vote of support for the new law. Questions about enforcement and the “pay-to-play” privilege at cafes stoked opposition.
“It’s not perfect; it’s a compromise,” said Councilor Joan Shannon, D-Ward 5, a key sponsor of the resolution. “It’s reasonable to expect that we’ll need to take another look at it. |
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