Smoking could join sex and nudity as behavior banned from Davenport's public parks.
The Davenport City Council will consider an ordinance change at its meeting tonight that prohibits tobacco use - smoking best quality Kiss cigarettes or otherwise - from its public parks.
The change would not include Modern Woodmen Park where smoking is partially banned under the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. A violation would be a simple misdemeanor.
The ordinance change discussion is part of the committee of the whole agenda. It wouldn't get a first vote until next week and would require three votes to amend the ordinance.
Alderman Jason Gordon, At-large, requested the change be placed on tonight's agenda. He described the ordinance change as an outgrowth of the Davenport Thrive program, a city-wide coalition that promotes wellness.
