No further mandatory smoking ban will be put in place in Macon (photo courtesy lanier67 of Flickr
The proposal would have limited smoking in all most public places, including bars and restaurants.
While the City Council voted nine to six to overturn the veto, it fell short of the ten votes needed to overturn Mayor Robert Reichart’s decision.
In his defense of the veto, Councilman Mike Cranford described the bill as “atrocious” and said it “infringed on individual rights.”
No further plans to take up the smoking ban have been announced
