E-cigs compete with Chantix and Nicoderm, thereby defeating the entire purpose of smoking bans, the bottom line of Pfizer.

I believe The firehouses are not owned by the town! S

They also should include the facility of any organization that solicit's or petitions for donations in town whether publicly or privately. That would include firehouses, churches, etc. Remember, we're doing this for the children so the ordinance should be bold not vague. It needs to be defined clearly.

More government intrusion into private lives. Where does it stop? I am not a smoker; but I do condone interfering with people's lives. It is plain wrong. Today the cigs, tomorrow the soda (oops, isn't that what Bloomberg is pulling in New York)..

Joe, I agree with what you are saying about the children. They should be protected until they reach the age of reason and can decide for themselves. My argument is with government intrusion into personal lives. God gave us free will, let not governments take it away.

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Queen of Wayne
8:43 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012
I am very annoyed with certain individuals running this town - ill be sure to not vote for them next election. The cancer diagnosis number in this state is extremely high and it is not because of second hand smoking, the pollution in the air, factories that burn oil and blow it back into the air, very high industrial state, lets start workIng on them going green rather than on a paying member of the pool or wayne tax payers to stop smoking everywhere - there's enough room to roam in our parks away from the playground and in lite hiding from the kids so there's no reason to ban it - they do designate smoking areas but they shouldnt do it in the front where all can see....there's cigarette butt holders in many places and most do dispose them in there, kids throwing garbage while playing and adults while eating is a lot more than a cigarette butt here and there in a parking lot- so lets not do this people - this is no longer land of the FREE! And YOU are allowing this happen slowly, I am worried for what's left for the future - they are controlling or entire lives - plz help stopping it now!

So you're telling me that on a quiet day, with no one around, someone would not even be able to sit under a tree and light up a cigarette if they so desire? What is this country coming to? I don't smoke either, but I just can't see a bunch of health nazis infringing on basic rights. From what I've seen, most smokers in our town are polite about it and don't smoke around children and their activities. People smoke around their own children, and you can't help that. Queen of Wayne is right! The pollution is what's killing us. On certain evenings, especially rainy ones, you can clearly smell the pungent emissions from some unknown source spewing smelly, who knows what kind of chemicals into the air. I have noticed this numerous times in the Alps Road vicinity, and it's made me wonder why they do this at night. Trying to hide something perhaps? Has anyone else experienced this?
Doesn't our town council have anything better to do than to come up with silly ordinances like this one? If they really want us to be healthy, perhaps they could mandate a "walking every evening" ordinance. Ha ha. It would do us a lot more good! We are slowly but surely losing our freedoms. Much too often we're being ostracized by society/government if we don't follow the model of what is perceived to be "right" even as a law-abiding citizen. We're told what and what not to eat, think, say, do, etc. Now they want to control the open air. Sad. I guess the chains of Puritanism still bind us. Sigh....

Get those eyeballs past your NOSE and READ. I said that I DON'T SMOKE and I DON'T. Some people throw all kinds of crap out of their cars, not just cigarette butts. So by your logic, we should ban all items that make trash. No one should be throwing any type of garbage on the ground. Also, you totally missed my point. When they are not bothering anyone with smoke, people should have the right to have a cigarette in a park, Mr. Think You're Perfect.

Totally against this ban. Smoking is legal and smokers need to fight this assault on their rights. The jury is still out on second hand smoke. Another assault on our freedoms. I am not a smoker and do not like being around people who smoke. But they have a right to. Both my parents were smokers, heavy smokers and I, nor any of my siblings were affected and none of us smoke.

Every adult is a mentor to young chilren. Whether they know it or not, or whether they like it or not. Children mimic actions, demeanor, emotions, and character- the same as adults mimic other adults ( and children as well ).
A responsible parent isn't going to smoke at youth functions because they know it's morally wrong. They don't need more laws to address those that don't.
But if the council is so adamant that they feel it's their anal responsibility to clarify the existing law, then they should be compelled to bannish smoking at all public places of interest, leaving nothing to be questioned. This, rather than picking away at the public slowly should ban all smoking in,on, or around any parks, ballfields, municipal buildings, schools, public vehicles, churches, libraries, courthouses, museums, beaches, pools, lakes, including any events or functions that are open to the general public that may be occupied by, or seen by children.
Instead of questioning how far our council will go, we should applaud them for going all the way.
My preferred brand can't be bought or smoked in any of these places anyway, so what does it matter ?

How politically correctly stupid.

Joe your reading comprehension is sorely lacking. You really need to pay attention to what is said before you reply.

Get the government off of our backs - this is a free country - are we going to turn into California??? What's nexrt?

Government controlling our lives. How dare they.

As a shareholder of Phillip Morris, I strongly object to any anti-smoking ordinance. Keep smoking, teenage morons and addicted old-timers. Third-world countries, keep up the good work by increasing smoking in your societies at 10% per year! PM might as well own a printing press. It's like owning a piece of Ft. Knox. My only regret is that our health insurance will continue to go up steeply as people continue to kill themselves with food and cigarettes.

can we start enforcing the law against litter. I am sick of driving on route 23 and having people throw their lit cigarette out of the window, not only is smoking a disgusting habit, they are littering and the lit cigarette could ignite oil on the roads. This is also a distraction when driving. They want to force pet owners to have their dogs in a harness in the car because that is distracting to drivers, how about banning smoking in cars. That is just as distracting and it leads to people littering all over the place. Let's clean up our town