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POLL Group wants to limit, not ban smoking at Southwest Florida International Airport 

Travelers may soon have to walk a few extra feet before lighting up outside Southwest Florida International Airport.

The Airports Special Management Committee begrudgingly agreed Tuesday to recommend restricting smoking to 50 feet from the two main entrances on both the upper and lower decks.

The panel, which advises the Lee County Board of County Commissioners who sit as Lee County Port Authority commissioners, had been asked by the commissioners to study a smoking ban.

But some committee members said they did not believe the current system was broken so providing an alternative could be an end run around a total smoking ban.

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