{"id":1324,"date":"2018-02-24T00:41:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T06:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertjsmithtx.com\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2018-05-31T15:32:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T20:32:37","slug":"smoking-ordinance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertjsmithtx.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/24\/smoking-ordinance\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking Ordinance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, February 20, 2018 the city council heard public testimony regarding the proposed changes to our city&#8217;s smoking ordinances.<\/p>\n<p>The current ordinance is <a href=\"http:\/\/robertjsmithtx.com\/files\/Current_Smoking_Ordinances.pdf\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\nThe full text of the new proposed ordinance is listed <a href=\"http:\/\/robertjsmithtx.com\/files\/Proposed_Smoking_Ordinances_-_20180208.pdf\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The public testimony can be viewed here:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Swagit Video Player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/garlandtx.swagit.com\/e\/02202018-1752\/8\/\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As with any piece of legislation that bans or restricts something in the private sector, my first concern is individual freedoms. The counter argument has been made that the rights of the smoker do not extend to inflicting second hand smoke on others.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about the proposed ordinance?<br \/>\n<div id=\"polls-2\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What changes should Garland make to its smoking ordinances?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-2-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>Adopt all smoking laws as proposed <small>(64%, 14 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 64%;\" title=\"Adopt all smoking laws as proposed (64% | 14 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Keep our laws as-is <small>(27%, 6 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 27%;\" title=\"Keep our laws as-is (27% | 6 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>I have other ideas and will contact you <small>(9%, 2 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 9%;\" title=\"I have other ideas and will contact you (9% | 2 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>No Opinion <small>(0%, 0 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 1%;\" title=\"No Opinion (0% | 0 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>22<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_2_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"c3147d9435\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-2-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/robertjsmithtx.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Additional comments or questions?  Send me an email at <a href=\"mailto:council8@garlandtx.gov?Subject=Smoking%20Ordinance\" target=\"_top\">council8@garlandtx.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, February 20, 2018 the city council heard public testimony regarding the proposed changes to our city&#8217;s smoking ordinances. 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