Mount Airy, N.C. Park Smoking Ban Dies

Last week, the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners could have voted to ban smoking in public parks and recreation areas, instead, they didn’t even hold a vote.

Support for the measure was said to come from public complaints, but Commissioners didn’t even vote on, let alone support a measure that they say would have infringed on smoker’s rights. In addition to objections from the Commissioners, Police Chief Dale Watson said he did not believe he had enough officers to actually enforce a law against smoking in public areas.

Mount Airy is located in Surry County along the Virginia border in the northwestern part of the state. It has a population of around 10,000.

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.