December 8, 2015 Patrick Lagreid Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Burlington, Vt. Rejects Parks Smoking Ban

The Burlington City Council rejected the idea of a parks and beaches smoking ban at its meeting on Monday night, voting 8-4 to reject the proposal, though they did leave the possibility to revisit it after a survey of residents on the matter that is scheduled to be conducted next summer.

Seven Days described the debate as a battle between pregnant women and rich yacht owners, as the issue centered around protecting residents from secondhand smoke while ensuring that it didn’t result in an attack on certain groups. Councilor Dave Hartnett called the ban a class issue, and feared that certain people would have to leave the park to smoke while others would be able to smoke on their boats parked just offshore.

Had the ban passed, smoking would have been allowed in parking lots and on sidewalks adjacent to parks, while empowering the city’s parks director to create designated smoking areas within each park.

Burlington is the largest city in Vermont with a population of just over 42,000 residents.

Burlington Chittenden County Vermont
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Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

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