Smoking ban repealed as councillors vote for Liberty

Liberty city council members have voted 5-1 to repeal a city-wide public places smoking ban that was passed narrowly in November, according to a story by Larry Rowell for The Casey County News.

Liberty is a community of about 2,200 people in Kentucky, US.

The law was to have gone into effect on January 1.

Some people supported the ban on health grounds, and one likened tobacco smoke in public places to sewage in water suppliers.

Others who attended the council meeting took a more libertarian view.