Raleigh, N.C. - city council to develop no smoking ordinance for city parks..

January 19, 2011 - The City of Raleigh on Tuesday, January 18th moved a step closer to banning smoking in public parks. The City Council voted 6-2 to develop a no-smoking ordinance, which it will vote on at a later meeting. The ordinance will prohibit smoking in city parks, but not in downtown’s Nash and Moore squares, which are owned by the state and operated by the city.

November 29, 2010 - Raleigh, NC - may ban smoking in city parks..

Mayor Charles Meeker proposed the measure. If approved, it would call for roughly $25,000 worth of no-smoking signs. It would ban smoking products, but not other tobacco. Council members John Odom and Thomas Crowder voted against the proposal. Odom said there are too many unanswered questions, such as the cost of enforcement.

Reference: Raleigh will create ordinance banning smoking in parks by Ray Martin - Staff writer, NewsObserver.com, 1/18/2011.