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Council adopts revised smoke-free policy for city-owned buildings after public debate
Summary
The Michigan City Common Council voted 8-0 to adopt an ordinance designating enclosed, city-owned buildings and certain municipal property as smoke-free after amendments narrowed the original proposal and removed parks and beaches.
The Michigan City Common Council adopted a revised smoke-free ordinance on Feb. 17 that designates enclosed city-owned buildings and certain city property as smoke-free.
Councilman Coulter, who organized a workshop on the proposal, told colleagues the ordinance had been significantly narrowed from an earlier draft that would have covered all city-owned grounds. Attorney Snow explained the ordinance mirrors existing state…
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