Where Will They Smoke?
by | Sep 9, 2005 5:05 pm | Comments (0)
Three dozen representatives of New Haven city departments, service
providers and business met on Friday at the Citywide Field House to continue planning to welcome up to 100 families fleeing the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Related story: “Katrina’s New Haven Waves.“) They seemed to have everything in place to meet the evacuees’ physical, mental and spiritual needs. Except one thing — no one had thought about a designated smoking area.
Given the higher smoking rates in the South, and the added stress folks have been under, someone suggested that a smoking area be set aside at the Field House, where the families will first arrive. The group agreed that an outdoor smoking area was a necessary component of the plan.