Commission OKs proposal limiting smoking in Kingman parks

A proposal aimed at discouraging smoking in parks in Kingman has cleared a key hurdle. The Kingman Daily Miner reported that the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission voted 6-1 to send the proposal to the City Council. The proposal would designate certain areas of parks as non-smoking and provide containers for smokers to get rid of their butts.

 The commission narrowly defeated a proposal that would have recommended a complete ban on smoking in parks. Members of youth anti-smoking group asked the City Council to ban smoking completely in all city parks. The city council considered it but decided against a ban, then instead asked the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to look into a pilot program that encouraged smoke-free areas and allowed places for smokers to dispose of their butts.