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Residents urge stronger enforcement on teen vaping; speakers raise claims about fire department contracting and staffing

3845518 · June 16, 2025
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Public commenters urged the council to raise retailer compliance and enforcement against underage vaping and to investigate alleged conflicts and past personnel issues in the fire department; city manager said he would look into the allegations.

Multiple members of the public used the June 16 public-comment period to raise two separate concerns: underage vaping in the West Valley and allegations concerning the Avondale Fire Department’s contracting and personnel practices.

Jamie Aldama, executive director of regional nonprofit Sounds of Autism and a resident of Glendale, told the council that teenage vaping is “being swept around our community” and urged the city to consider raising the minimum…

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