City moving forward with beach smoking ban

The ordinance passed 4-0 on its second reading and will come up for a third reading Aug. 16. Photo by Julia Roberts.
The ordinance passed 4-0 on its second reading and will come up for a third reading Aug. 16. Photo by Julia Roberts.

City Attorney Tammi Bach said Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation that changed the exemptions to the state code that allows counties and municipalities to regulate smoking on public beaches …