Powder Springs limits smoking in town square

The Powder Springs City Council voted Monday to ban smoking in the town square during city-sponsored events.

The new rules means nobody can light up there during events such as the town Christmas tree lighting.

Marietta enacted a similar ban on smoking in the town square last summer, then extended the idea into a total ban of smoking in Marietta city parks. Powder Springs has not addressed smoking in parks, however.

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