Marshfield Common Council to Consider Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking in City Parks
Thursday, October 24th, 2019 -- 9:49 AM
(Focus on Marshfield) -The Marshfield Common Council will consider whether to adopt an ordinance that would prohibit smoking in city parks.While a city policy has already existed to that effect since 2007, the ordinance would allow the measure to be enforced by police. The policy was revised at the September Parks, Forestry, and Recreation Committee meeting to include vaping products. The revision also expanded the scope of no-smoking areas from certain places like bleachers and playgrounds to all areas of the parks, with the exception of parking lots, sidewalks, and other areas designated for smoking.
During that committee meeting, Parks and Recreation Director Justin Casperson said the department periodically gets complaints about smokers near playgrounds and at Wenzel Family Plaza, when children are playing in the water fountain or people are attending concerts. Final approval will be placed on the agenda for the Nov. 12 Common Council meeting.
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