Students Ask Council to Ban Cigarette Billboards
After hearing pleas from local students about the dangers of cigarette advertising, the City Council has asked its Planning Commission to review the city’s billboard ordinance, officials said.
Eight students from Sierra Vista Intermediate School made a presentation to the council Tuesday on the four billboards that advertise tobacco products. The students want the city to follow Compton’s example and ban tobacco advertising on billboards.
“I was very impressed with the presentation,” said Mayor Thomas O’Leary. “Each student tackled an issue related to the ban such as 1st Amendment issues.”
O’Leary said the council will take up the matter after it hears back from the Planning Commission.
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