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Board asks health department to clarify smoking enforcement, stagnant-pool response after resident concerns
5034948 · June 11, 2025
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Summary
Board members asked staff to invite the Garland Health Department to explain enforcement of smoking near building entrances and how the city responds to stagnant private pools after residents raised health concerns; staff said some enforcement has moved to the state and will arrange a presentation.
Maria Varenaga, District 2, asked the board to clarify city enforcement of smoking regulations after observing smokers standing near building entrances and airports. She said, “I know there's an ordinance wherein you're not allowed to smoke, like, 25 feet from the entrance of a…
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