The Smoke-Free Movement
Congratulations Naperville, You're Finally Smoke-Free!!!
It's been a long time coming, but Naperville can finally breathe easy now that their smoke-free ordinance has finally been approved. The City of Naperville has been deliberating on this issue for over a year now, with the city council balking at the issue most recently in March. The success of SB 500 however gave the council reason to move to make Naperville a smoke-free community. John Rosanova and James Boyajian were the only two councilmen to vote against the ordinance.
Naperville's smoke-free ordinance mirrors SB 500 almost exactly with its effective date being January 1, 2008. Tony Andrews, the head of the Smoke-Free Naperville Coalition had this to say about this ordinance's success:
"It’s exactly what the council wanted, the state’s bill is a fabulous bill. It doesn’t have anything about outdoors, which is what the council wanted. Besides, they can do something about that next summer.”
Enjoy it Naperville, you've been due this victory for a long time!
Click here for the Daily Herald's coverage of Naperville's smoke-free ordinance
Naperville's smoke-free ordinance mirrors SB 500 almost exactly with its effective date being January 1, 2008. Tony Andrews, the head of the Smoke-Free Naperville Coalition had this to say about this ordinance's success:
"It’s exactly what the council wanted, the state’s bill is a fabulous bill. It doesn’t have anything about outdoors, which is what the council wanted. Besides, they can do something about that next summer.”
Enjoy it Naperville, you've been due this victory for a long time!
Click here for the Daily Herald's coverage of Naperville's smoke-free ordinance