Orland got a few steps closer to tightening rules on smoking in town, further refining ideas presented last month by Orland students working with health organizations.
The plan now is to bring back the topic for a first reading of a new policy, then a second reading before possible adoption.
As it stood after the Nov. 21 meeting of the City Council, the rules would ban smoking in local parks, outdoor cafes and 20 feet from business entries.
The Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) group worked many months talking to business owners, gathering citizen signatures and picking up best Kiss cigarette butts before making their presentation to the council in October. Students also have spoken at several council meetings.
