On The County Agenda: Smoking Ban Nears Vote, Public Hearings for Silver Spring Transit Center, RideOn Fleet
The Montgomery County Council will meet Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in Rockville.
A resolution calling for more restrictions on gun and ammunition sales will be introduced during the Montgomery County Council's regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 15.
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The proposed smoking ban on all Montgomery County-owned property is nearing a vote as the County Council is set to hear the bill's final reading at Tuesday's meeting.
Montgomery County's Health and Human Services Commission recommended the Council approve the ban with the following amendments:
- Prohibit smoking at bus stops and bus shelters
- Allow the Director of Health and Human Services to designate outdoor smoking areas on certain County properties
- Do not prohibit smoking on golf courses
- Prohibit smoking at County-owned residences, but grandfather existing tenants
The full packet on the Montgomery County smoking ban is available on the County Council website.
Related Coverage:
- County Council: Residents Dislike Proposed Smoking Ban, BRT Study Funding Slash and More (Jan. 25, 2013)
- On the County Agenda: Smoking Ban Public Hearing, Firearm Resolution Vote and More (Jan. 22, 2013)
- VIDEO: Montgomery Looks to Broaden its Ban on Smoking (Nov. 16, 2012)
- Floreen Seeks Smoking Ban at All County Property (Nov. 13, 2012)
Other agenda items of note include:
- Public Hearing — Supplemental appropriation to the FY13 Capital Budget and amendment to the FY13-18 Capital Improvements Program, Silver Spring Transit Center, $7,500,000 (General Obligation Bonds)
- The County Executive is recommending this supplemental appropriation and CIP amendment for "cost increases related to site improvements, utilities, and construction costs as well as significant project delay costs."
- Public Hearing/Action — Supplemental appropriation to the FY13 Capital Budget and amendment to the FY13-18 Capital Improvements Program, Ride On Bus Fleet, $13,895,000 (Short-Term Financing)
- Recommended by County Executive Ike Leggett, the project will "fund the replacement of 32 Champion buses which have had fire safety problems."
- Action — Spending Affordability Guidelines for FY14 Operating Budget
The full agenda can be viewed on the Montgomery County Council website.
Brian
10:37 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Ban it as the habit is disgusting.
bill marshall
11:09 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Ignorance of the Constitution is just as disgusting if not moreso.
jag
12:41 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
LOL, bill, the irony of your statement is amazing. How ignorant of the Constitution you must be to think a person has the right to harm the rest of us because s/he likes sucking on smoke.
bill marshall
11:16 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
So if a cop sees someone walking down the street with a cigarette do they now have probable cause to stop and harass them?
Is someone in their car on a public street fall under the law? What about if they are sitting in a convertible parked on a public street with the top down and the engine off?
What about the exhaust fumes from everyones cars and houses?
what about the smell from mcdonalds or a heighbor cutting grass... hayfever is a recognized disease?
This county has been ruined by all you tree hugging do gooders who think that evil people are all victims. (of course that sentiment changes once they steal your car or break into your house)
I guess we need more crime so you idiots will learn.
Corbin Dallas Multipass
11:45 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
"So if a cop sees someone walking down the street with a cigarette do they now have probable cause to stop and harass them?"
No.
"Is someone in their car on a public street fall under the law? What about if they are sitting in a convertible parked on a public street with the top down and the engine off?"
No.
Public property is not county owned property.
jag
12:46 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Lol, Bill. Read the proposal - you have no idea what you're even talking about. This has got to be the most senile rambling I've ever seen. Convertibles and McDonalds and breaking into homes? So sad.