June 2, 2014 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Bridgeport, Conn. Rejects Smoking Ban Advances

Officials in Bridgeport, Conn. rejected a smoking ban proposal at parks and other outdoor public areas on various grounds. While the matter never went to a formal vote, various City Council members rejected advances from an anti-smoking group.

One member mentioned that smokers pay for parks, another suggested that it was not the responsibility of the government to keep children away from tobacco and another suggested that designated smoking areas would be required for their vote.

Bridgeport is part of the greater New York City metropolitan area. It is located in the southern portion of the state with a population around 150,000 and a metro area just shy of one million.

Bridgeport (Conn.) Connecticut Fairfield Smoking Bans
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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