[C-U Smokefree] Clean Indoor Air news excerpts

[Kathy Drea]

Montgomery County, Maryland goes smokefree
Rockville, MD

After a final legal effort to enjoin its enforcement failed, restaurants
and bars in Montgomery County Maryland put away ashtrays and put up
signs on October 9.  The change is the culmination of several years of
effort by advocates, the board of health, and finally the county
council.  An earlier ban accomplished through health regulations was
struck down by the courts earlier this year, but the council voted 8-1
in favor of the restrictions.  Montgomery is one of the wealthiest
counties in the country, and is a suburb of Washington, DC.

California Town Stubs Out Smoking on Beach
Solana Beach, California

Solana Beach is about to become the first California city to ban smoking
on the beach. The ban in the northern San Diego County town of 13,000
people was prompted by a group of high school students, who first asked
the city to declare September a nonsmoking month on the beaches and in
parks, then pushed for a permanent ban.
It was unanimously supported by the five-member City Council. After it
takes effect on Nov. 20, first-time offenders can face a $100 fine.
Similar bans are in place at Honolulu's Hanauma Bay beach, and at two
public beaches in Sharon, Mass. Some beaches in New Jersey also have
smoke-free zones. Inspired by Solana Beach, Los Angeles City Councilman
Jack Weiss recently introduced a motion that would ban smoking on Los
Angeles' 10 miles of beaches as well.

 

Kathy Drea, Director, Public Policy

American Lung Association of Illinois-Iowa

3000 Kelly Lane

Springfield, IL  62707

1-800-788-5864

FAX:  (217) 787-5916

kdrea at lungil.org <mailto:kdrea at lungil.org> 

www.lungilia.org <http://www.lungilia.org> 

 

 

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