Jump to full article: Danville (KY) Advocate-Messenger, 2008-04-27
Author: HERB BROCK
Intro: The Housing Authority of Danville is about to impose its own policy but on a much smaller scale.
While most of the public attention has been aimed at the commission, the housing authority board quietly has drafted its own no-smoking policy for its residential buildings. It will take effect June 1, barring an unforeseen avalanche of opposition from tenants.
The board wrote the policy in March and has given residents until the end of April to voice their opinions of it, said Executive Director Rachel White. The agency has received 15 calls and one letter, she said.
"Most of the response we've received has come from tenants who don't want to live in a smoke-free unit or building, but they also aren't opposed to tenants being able to live in a smoke-free unit or building," she said.
None of the respondents has asked for a tenants' meeting or to meet with the board.
When the policy takes effect in June, it will cover only five units, White said.
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