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Smoking ban on government facilities in Pender stalls 

Jump to full article: The Topsail Voice (Hampstead, NC), 2009-10-23
Author: Ken Clarke

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BURGAW - A proposed ban on smoking on government grounds in Pender County found little support from the county commissioners.

Pender County Health Director Dr. Jack Griffith appeared before the board Monday night saying the Health Board had unanimously recommended that the commissioners adopt an ordinance prohibiting tobacco use on county owned property.

Commissioner Norwood Blanchard said he is an ex-smoker but was apprehensive about passing a local ordinance that was more restrictive than the state law.

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