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Speakers urge tighter vape-store limits and stronger penalties as Huntington holds two public hearings
Summary
The town board held back-to-back hearings on local law changes to restrict vape and hookah retail locations and to amend related town codes; public-health advocates and task-force members urged expanding the proposed 500-foot spacing to at least 1,500 feet and ramping up enforcement.
The Town Board held two public hearings on proposed local laws aimed at regulating vape stores and hookah lounges, and public-health advocates urged the board to adopt stricter spacing rules, stronger penalties and robust enforcement.
Town Clerk Andrew Reay read notices for local law introductory number 13-2025 (amending chapter 173, streets and sidewalks) and number 14-2025 (amending chapter 198, zoning, article 11 on conditional uses for vape stores and hookah lounges). Brendan Black, speaking on behalf of Assemblyman Keith Brown,…
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