Have you figured out how you feel about smoking in Kingman parks, especially now that they are smoke-free? Voluntarily, that is. Perhaps you recall the June 11 story in the Miner, the follow-up to the KYCBUTT effort to have smoking outlawed in the parks. City Council didn't go along, but the meeting did serve as motivation to Parks and Recreation to set up places for smokers to dispose of cigarette biutts. The receptacles are long tubes.
There's no fire danger when used correctly, and no chance at all for scroungers who want to finish off an already-been-smoked cigarette that might have a puff or two of tobacco left. Parks and Rec plans to spend over $5,000 to buy and install these receptacles for all the parks, and that's a good idea. As a former smoker, I'm well aware that options were few when it comes to disposing of lit cigarettes in Kingman parks. I'd wiggle out the remaining tobacco, step on it to snuff live embers, then pocket the butt until I came across a trash can.
Others were less concerned with the landscape. That's why it's a good idea to have permanent butt bins. I do have a problem with the signs that come with the receptacles, though. Council did not vote to ban smoking in parks, but you'd never know it when you read "Please help keep your parks clean and smoke-free" right next to the receptacle. As a matter of fact, I can see those signs leading to problems when militant non-smokers who think there is a ban speak up.
A simpler message - "Park Your Butts Here" - gets my vote as the better choice. I also like, "Nanny state? Not here, buddy, so smoke 'em if you've got 'em." Or how about, "Remember cigarettes advertising they were 'doctor-recommended.' If you can and you're still alive, you might as well keep smoking." Anyway, a tip of the hat to Council for doing the right thing by not doing anything.
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