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Public health advocates and residents clash over cigar-lounge exemption as commissioners approve ordinance
Summary
Public commenters and health advocates urged commissioners to reconsider an exemption for cigar lounges; the board approved Ordinance 26-03 in a recorded vote despite opposition from the Tobacco-Free Coalition and local health voices.
At the April 6 Delaware County commissioners meeting, a proposed amendment to the county smoking ordinance to allow a cigar-lounge exemption drew sustained public comment and sharp disagreement before the board approved the ordinance on its second reading.
Jordan Moss, director of the Tobacco-Free Coalition and a Delaware County resident, told commissioners he had not found community support for the change and said his group collected more than 30 petition signatures opposing the exemption. "I have not found a single person in favor of this amendment," Moss said, adding that the county…
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