Milton Celebrates Park Smoking Ban

Milton — Just when Milton officials began to abandon the idea of implementing a smoking ban in town parks, the American Lung Association came in to rescue them.

Thanks to a mini-grant worth about $5,500, the town as able to pass a smoking ban ordinance and install necessary equipment at three town parks.

“I just want to thank the American Lung Association for their contribution to the park for all the equipment,” Mayor Cliff Newlands said. “I think it’s a great accomplishment for the town.”

The grant allowed the town to purchase snuffers — public ashtrays — as well as signs and banners relaying the anti-smoking initiative’s message at Memorial and Mill parks and the town's Rail to Trail area.

Deborah Brown, CEO of American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic, said Milton was the first town in the state to apply for the mini-grant.

“We’re very pleased that Milton is leading the way and is really setting the bar high for other communities,” she said. “This is not only from a health standpoint but from a safety perspective as well.”

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