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Orange council sends proposed parks smoking ban to parks commission for study
Summary
After public comment citing safety and secondhand smoke concerns, the City of Orange council directed staff to route a proposal to prohibit smoking in city parks to the Park Planning and Community Events Commission for advisory input and possible ordinance language.
Mayor Dan Slater put a possible citywide ban on smoking in parks before the council on Feb. 10, saying he had been surprised to learn that smoking remains legal in much of the city’s parks and that a restriction could provide police another tool for addressing people causing problems in parks. “I was kind of under the assumption that smoking in our parks probably wasn't legal,” he said.
The issue brought dozens of public comments. Jonathan Swain, a resident whose HOA borders Hart Park, told the council that families no longer feel comfortable using the park because of an increase in…
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