IOP will write smoking ordinanceBy Jessica Johnson (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Monday, August 11, 2008
Isle of Palms City Council moved forward today with snuffing out smoking in public places east of the Cooper. Council voted 5-4 to direct City attorney Nick Sottile to draft a smoke free workplace law similar to bans already in place on neighboring Sullivan's Island and Mount Pleasant. Dick Cronin, Brian Duffy, Mike Loftus, Ralph Piening and Carol Rice voted in favor of crafting an ordinance, which would apply to all island businesses with at least one non-related employee. Council members Marty Bettelli, Ryan Buckhannon, Dee Taylor and Mayor Mike Sottile voted against. Council members in favor of a ban said they wanted to protect the health of employees, while those against said businesses should be able to govern themselves on this issue. Read more in tomorrow's editions of The Post and Courier. |
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Posted by summerville_guy on August 11, 2008 at 11:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Get ready....here comes the same old tired debate in this "Comments" section...
Posted by chucktonian on August 12, 2008 at 12:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)
smoking should be banned everywhere. it's a filthy habit that robs people of clean air and gives them lung cancer.
ban it.