Public Invited to Comment at Hearings on Ordinances to ban Alcohol and Cannabis Use on Town Property
Vaping and Smoking would also be Prohibited
VERNON, Connecticut – The Vernon Town Council will conduct public hearings on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 on two proposed ordinances, one of which would prohibit the use of alcohol and cannabis and ban smoking and vaping on town-owned and town-controlled property.
The first hearing is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall on an ordinance titled “Possession and Consumption of Alcoholic Liquor and Cannabis Prohibited in Town-Owned or Town-Leased Property; Smoking and Vaping Prohibited in Town-Owned or Town-Leased Property.”
The second hearing will begin at the conclusion of the first hearing. It concerns an ordinance titled “Possession of Alcoholic Liquor and Cannabis in Public Areas, Highways and Parking Areas.”
“This is a public health issue,” Mayor Dan Champagne said. “We already ban alcohol and smoking in our parks, at schools and other town properties. It is sensible to expand this public health policy to cannabis. Our residents have the right to expect a healthy, substance-free environment in our parks and town facilities.”
The council will hear comments from residents during the public hearings. The text of each proposed ordinance can be read here.