Glen Rock Parks Now Smoke Free

Supplementing the state law that already bars smoking inside public buildings, Glen Rock parks and recreation facilities are now smoke free.

The Glen Rock Gazette reported that the borough council adopted an ordinance banning tobacco smoke in public parks, introduced for consideration last month, at its Sept. 11 public meeting.

The provision applies to borough buildings, parks and playgrounds, while allowing smokers to light up in parking lots and roadways adjacent to recreation facilities, according to the report.

According to Global Advisors on Smokefree Policy, a group that lobbies for tobacco regulation, 184 New Jersey municipalities to date have passed ordinances restrictions on smoking within public recreation areas. Several Bergen County towns have enacted bans this year, including Ridgewood, Paramus, Wyckoff and Waldwick.