As part of an effort to restrict the use of e-cigarettes in other areas, the Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation Board is expected to recommend a ban on all tobacco in the Missouri city’s public parks. In order for tobacco products to be banned, the Lee’s Summit City Council would need to pass an ordinance of it own. It would not be the first law to ban smoking in Lee’s Summit parks. The current rules regarding smoking read: Smoking is prohibited within 50’ of LSPR’s: Playgrounds; Youth Sports Venues; Designated Youth Practice Fields; Lea-McKeighan Skate Park; Lea-McKeighan Sand Volleyball Courts; Summit Waves; LPCC; HPCC; Gamber Center; Happy Tails Park; Tennis Courts; Howard Park Hockey rink & Skate Area; Lowenstein Park Children’s Memorial Butterfly Garden; Outdoor Basketball Courts; Legacy Park Amphitheater. Lee’s Summit is located in located in the Kansas City metro area. It has a population just under 100,000 and is located in Cass and Jackson County.
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