October 7, 2015 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Rockville, Md. Bans Smoking at Parks

Smoking in Rockville’s parks and public golf courses will be coming to an end soon.

On Monday, the Rockville City Council voted 5-0 in favor of banning smoking in all city parks, which includes the center of Rockville Town Square and the city’s golf courses.

According to Bethesda Magazine, it will likely be two to three months before the smoking ban takes effect, as the city first must create the necessary signs to be placed in parks, something that is estimated to cost $27,500 in total.

The banning of smoking in the center of Rockville Town Square could have adverse effects for restaurants with patios in the area, which is why Federal Realty, the developer of Rockville Town Square, opposed the measure.

Rockville is located in Montgomery County, 15 miles northwest of Washington D.C. It has a population of around 65,000.

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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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