Smoking Ordinance and Smoke Outside

Smokers are free to light up on Burlington's Church Street. Just days after the city council passed an ordinance prohibiting it in certain sections, Mayor Bob Kiss vetoed the measure Friday. In a written statement Kiss said: "This smoking ordinance opens the door to difficult, inconsistent and selective enforcement." Kiss' decision was not welcome news at the Sweet Lady Jane women's clothing store. "It promotes a flow along Church Street, sometimes there were people that gathered in places, literally, just to smoke," said the store's Ginny O'Reilly.