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Jump to full article: The Oregonian, 2009-10-14
Author: Casey Parks, The Oregonian
Intro: For years, Pam Kramer has attended Hillsboro's concerts in the park. They're fun, she says, but the event has always been spoiled for her by cigarette smokers.
"People get up and they smoke ... and the air drifts, and all you do is smell their smoke," Kramer told the Hillsboro City Council recently. "Something has to be done. Not just one or two people are affected. Everybody sits in a crowd, like 75 people or more."
The council will vote Tuesday night on an ordinance that would ban tobacco products in all city parks, including those owned by Metro but operated by the city.
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