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Council dwells on public smoking and dogs ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
Rossland city council will consider new bylaws to correspond with the shiny new downtown that will soon be complete. Council voted to send staff to research what other towns are doing with regards to smoking in public places and allowing dogs in the downtown core. Currently the city’s bylaw
states that dogs can’t be brought downtown. Coun. Jody Blomme brought up the prospect of looking into how other city’s deal with these two issues at last Tuesday’s council meeting. Blomme said she just wanted to throw the idea out, as it would be good timing. “Now that we’re nearing the end of the downtown construction, we’re going to have to think about how we’re going
to use the downtown,� Blomme said. “Some of the issues that we should perhaps readdress... is the issue of dogs.� Blomme said that council has talked about changing the dog bylaw into something different or add something to it. “So if we are going to readdress this, this is probably the right time to do so,� she said. The other issue that has been brought up by residents to her is the issue of smoking in the
new Harry LeFavre Square. “We’re hoping to have the new Harry LeFavre square be used as a lot more central a place than it has been until now, so that does bring up the issue of smoking in outdoor gathering places for some people,� she said, though added that people may have no problem with it. Blomme put forward a motion for staff to look into what other communities are doing to deal with smoking in public
places and dogs in the downtown core. “Particularly how or if there are any creative ideas or nonbylaw ways of dealing with this so that they can discuss things that are working and things that are not working for them,� she said. Mayor Greg Granstrom noted that timewise, city staff will try to get it done when they can, but are stretched thin at See City on P. 3
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