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Smoking ban back to drawing board 

Smokers got a reprieve to continue smoking in Roswell's city parks.

The Roswell City Council voted unanimously a couple of weeks ago to ban smoking in the city parks, but now they can't agree whether to let folks smoke in their cars, in the parking lot or just a total ban.

One difficulty arose over what is the definition of a vehicle - could that include a motorcycle or a bicycle? Councilwoman Becky Wynn wanted "to nail that down."

Mayor Jere Wood repeated his concern that without a designated place for smokers - either in their cars or in the parking lots - the city would be driving folks away.

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