Jump to full article: Lincoln (NE) Journal Star, 2009-08-28
Author: ALGIS J. LAUKAITIS / Lincoln Journal Star
Intro: A policy banning outdoor tobacco use on county-owned property is disappearing like smoke.
The proposed policy would have banned tobacco use on all property owned, leased or controlled by Lancaster County - including buildings, grounds, parking areas, and offices and road shops in small towns.
The County Board had discussed the proposal several times with the idea of having it in place by Tuesday.
But that won't happen now.
At a Thursday staff meeting, Commissioner Larry Hudkins called it a burden to use county employees acting as "police" to enforce the ban.
Sue Eckley, the county's risk manager, said a training program - similar to one used by BryanLGH Medical Center - would be conducted and a protocol established for approaching violators.
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