Smyrna Council Postpones Smoking Ban Vote Until April

The Smyrna City Council tabled a vote on a proposed smoking ban in city parks during its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night.

Councilwoman Teri Anulewicz proposed the amendment to the City of Smyrna's Code of Ordinance Chapter 46 entitled Environment to include Section 46-8, which would prohibit smoking within all City owned facilities and parks properties.

There was virtually no discussion of the amendment among councilmembers, but after Anulewicz made a motion for council to vote on it, Councilman Ron Fennel made a motion to table the vote until April.

The council then voted 5-1 in favor of tabling the vote with Anulewicz voting nay. Councilwoman Melleny Pricthett was not present at the meeting.

Later, during her portion of the committee reports, Anulewicz said, “I look forward to continuing the discussions we had tonight, specifically with regards to the proposed smoking ban in city parks. I think it’s important and the right thing to do.”

The council did vote 6-0 for the approval of an amendment to Chapter 70, Article I Section 70-2(a) of the City of Smyrna's Code of Ordinances prohibiting alcoholic beverages at city parks with the exception of Closed Functions and City Sanctioned Events within the Smyrna Market Village-Village Green area and Taylor-Brawner Park.