Garden City smoking ban will stick

Last Update: 7/09/2009 4:09 pm

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GARDEN CITY, Kansas – Garden City officials have decided to keep the city’s smoking ordinance as is. Since January 2007, the city has had a ban on smoking in establishments where food or drink is served and in public buildings.

Commissioners had been looking at whether to exclude Class A establishments, including war veterans clubs because members felt they should have the right to smoke in their own private facilities. Tuesday, that idea was dismissed as commissioners voted 3-2 to keep the ordinance the same.

"It's just not right to be dictating our personal lives and not just the past veterans but to the people of this community,” said Roy Dixon, American Legion 1^st Vice Commander.

"I don't think anybody has the right to smoke,” said Mayor Nancy Harness. “It's an opportunity, it's a privilege, it is a legal activity if you're of age. But you don't have the right to smoke and you sure don't have the right to compromise my heath by doing it."

Mayor Harness says if the public feels commissioners have been too excessive in the ban on public smoking, they can work toward getting the issue on the ballot for election.

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