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POLL: Smoking ban proposal: Clean air ahead for Southwest Florida International Airport?  

Jump to full article: Marco Island (FL) Eagle, 2009-11-10
Author: TARA E. McLAUGHLIN

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Smoke clouds may vanish outside airport terminals in Lee County.

County Commissioner Frank Mann proposed on Monday a full smoking ban at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field General Aviation Airport.

A ban couldn't come soon enough, he said, but he's hopeful a vote can be held next month when the Board of Port Commissioners meets again.

"I don't want any place (at the airports) where you can go and smoke," Mann said.

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