Smoking and vaping in Jacksonville parks would be banned under new legislation introduced before the city council Tuesday evening. But not everyone is so fond of the idea.
August 22, 2023 at 4:37 pm EDT
However, the Florida Legislature took off the handcuffs with a bill passed last year and it’s already resulted in Atlantic, Neptune, and Jax Beach passing prohibitions on smoking in their parks.“I just assumed you couldn’t go to a T-Ball game and light up, but you can underneath our current law,” said Councilmember Kevin Carrico .“I have a four-year-old daughter. We frequent Jacksonville parks, and I don’t like being at the park when people are smoking.
“I think that’s government overreach. Somethings just need to be off limits to a certain degree,” said another Duval resident Carnell Oliver.
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