Call it a compromise, or just a good start. The Dearborn City Council approved a measure banning smoking in some of its parks, and limiting it in others.
On Tuesday, council members unanimously approved the change that will restrict smoking within 15 feet of the outermost edge of any play structure in a community park. That will be the rule for the city’s 20 neighborhood parks.
In the city’s miniparks, where there are Playscapes, smoking is completely banned.
Miniparks include Cherry Hill, Dearborn High, Martha-Myrtle, Tannahill, Palmer-Jerome, Riverdale and Morningside.
City leaders had been studying the issue for more than a year, trying to find an equitable solution to the problem of providing a healthy environment for children and not infringing on the rights of people who smoke. Read More>
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