At their last meeting, the Franklin County Board of Legislatures considered the possibility of a tobacco free grounds policy which would apply to all county owned properties. They heard statements from the North Country Healthy Heart Network and the Adirondack Tobacco Free Network on the harmful effects of Second Hand Smoke as well as statements on the effectiveness of similar policies in Clinton and Essex Counties.
The county plans on forming a committee to discuss the implications of a tobacco free policy further. You can read the full story in the Press Republican.
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