Mann wants Lee to study expansion of prohibition
Jump to full article: Ft. Myers (FL) News-Press, 2009-11-10
Author: LAURA RUANE
Intro: It's OK to smoke outside Southwest Florida International's passenger terminal, but that could change.
Lee County commissioners directed airport staff Monday to study prohibiting smoking on the grounds of the airport and at the Page Field general aviation facility.
A ban would apply to both airport workers and members of the public. Smoking already is prohibited indoors at county airports. Airport director Bob Ball said staff would have to study how to police the situation and also janitorial issues if, for example, they removed the ash receptacles.
Commissioner Frank Mann broached the topic Monday, calling second-hand smoke a "health issue" for airport visitors and for the people who work there.
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