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Council introduces ordinance to restrict tobacco and e-cigarette displays in retail windows
Summary
The Health and Healing Services Committee introduced Ordinance No. 26-2128 to regulate outdoor smoking on borough property and prohibit window displays of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices; the council set a public hearing for April 28, 2026.
Council members introduced Ordinance No. 26-2128 on first reading, a proposed change to borough code to regulate outdoor smoking on borough property and to amend retail-sale rules to prohibit the display of tobacco products, paraphernalia and electronic smoking devices in retail windows.
Jason, chair of the Health and Healing Services Committee, described the measure as a public-health-minded policy intended to limit promotion and, ultimately, use of tobacco products “particularly with children in line.” The council introduced the ordinance and authorized publication and a public hearing, which was scheduled for April 28, 2026.
The council record states the health and human services committee put the measure forward and that the board of health has endorsed the small public-health effort. There was no extended debate recorded in the transcript at introduction; the hearing will be the next opportunity for public testimony.
