Last night, the Wilmington City Council voted 6-5 against a new smoking ban that would have smoking in parks, playgrounds and covered bus stops illegal. 

The vote, which has been on the city’s agenda for the past month after the Wilmington Health, Aging and Disabilities Committee approved a measure to expand the smoking ban and allow police officers to issue $100 fines for violators.

Given Thursday’s vote smoking remains legal in retail tobacco stores, taprooms, taverns, private membership clubs and at the city’s park.

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

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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.