The Campaign for Clean Indoor Air has begun in Dutchess County.

A Clean Indoor Air Law is currently being considered by the Dutchess County Legislature for the Regulation of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Public Places.

The Dutchess County Legislature will be holding a series of Public Hearings on this smoking issue.

Public Hearings:

Tuesday, May 28 @ 7:00pm at the Millbrook Firehouse,
Front Street, Millbrook, NY

Wednesday, May 29 @ 7:00 at John Jay High School
auditorium, 38 2012 Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY

Saturday, June 1 @ 10:00am at the Hyde Park Town Hall,
4383 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY

Thurday, June 6 @ 5:30pm in the legislative chambers,
County Office Building, 22 Market Street, 6th Floor,
Poughkeepsie, NY

Click here to view the text of the legislation currently under review, or to download a .pdf file of the legislation.

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SmokeFree Dutchess is a community partnership of the American Cancer Society (ACS); the American Heart Association (AHA); the American Lung Association (ALA); the Dutchess County Department of Health; the Dutchess County Medical Society; Council on Addiction Prevention & Education of Dutchess County, Inc (CAPE); Vassar Brothers Medical Center; Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers; community based organizations, physicians, businesses, schools, and Dutchess County residents.