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If le Vnllr Bi - <br />Newspaper Servinr The Communities of Hugo, Centnrville &Linc <br />Hugo <br />n&*de. B 0 <br />OlZi <br />TObacco <br />Parks Commission Authorized To Develop Policy <br />By Deb Barnes <br />1 IU 'C - If the Hugo City Council adopts .a policy presently being developed by the Parks, <br />r�ccrcatron and OVcn Space Commission oil tobacco else in city parks, smoking and the use of <br />smokeirss tobacco will be banned in bath active and passive parks. <br />Commission members discussed whether. all exemption could be applied for in the case of <br />a special ever, t, like Good Neighbor Days, Parks Planncr Shavla Syverson told council members <br />at their sleeting of Nov. 15, <br />Council Member Becky Petryk, serving as acting mayor in the absence of Mayor Fran <br />Miron, expressed 11er support of tobacco -free parks in Hugo in an effort to "promote healthy <br />lifestyles." <br />I feel very passionate about this," Perryk said. "I think this is a message we should send" <br />In response, Council Member Tom Weidt said, "It seems like an itch that doesn't need to <br />be scratched." <br />The Parks Comnlissiarl has been discussing the issue of regularing public conduct in city <br />parks, and a draft ordinance on nciv park eines—which excludes the issue of,tob.tcco use was <br />approved by the council at its meeting last week. The draft ordinance deals with motor vc hicic <br />use, reservations of shelters and recreational fires within the city's park$ad is headt d for a heat <br />n <br />ing at the Planning Commission. °I]lat llc;rring date has not yet been set. <br />However, last month parks commissioners voted 4•-3 against adopting an ordinance deal- <br />ing with tobacco use in parks, preferring instead to rrctlnl <br />a policy. mend that the council simply adopt <br />The difference between an ordinance and policy is significant: an ordinance is enforceable <br />by law, and can carry certain penalties such as jail tide and frrlct. <br />A policy is not enforceable ley law. In the else ol'x robacc0 policy of this nature, Hugo Parks <br />Tobacco.7(),T , i <br />Hugo EDA Consider,, <br />Approach For Egg L; <br />Architectural Flexibility Ivey to Success, Del <br />,01)Deb l3rlrner, Citizen Editor <br />140G() t el;c r a11U6llatiort on the p;lrt of the Hngo I <br />gave way to a hit of ap}lrehcrlsion ryas thr•laarr c;fite nlcrnbers <br />the first sketches of o-, restaurantleirent renter cFarnplcx lax' th( <br />Mark Finnemann, Dick 1-isclivr and Mikc Brass, who 11 <br />11 0 <br />est <br />a r.1re � l ea Van er <br />estrays 1 00 0o pus, <br />r !f ll� ig• <br />_ r Do <br />}/ ( ites ueliveryman <br />