Wilmington, Del. Smoking Ban Back On Thanks to Mayor

Earlier this month, the Wilmington City Council voted against a smoking ban that would cover parks, playgrounds and bus stops. And yet, despite no new vote by the City Council, a smoking ban will be enacted today.

For the second time this year, Mayor Dennis Williams will ignore a vote by the Wilmington City Council, issuing an order that will ban smoking in all city parks, playgrounds, public plazas and transit facilities according to The News Journal. He previously rejected cuts to the city’s fire department.

Fines will be set at $100. Smoking will remain legal in tobacco stores, taprooms, taverns, private membership clubs and residences.

Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware with a population just over 70,000.

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.