LIGHTING UP ON THE SANTA FE PLAZA WILL NOW GET YOU INTO TROUBLE. THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO BAN SMOKING ON THE PLAZA YEAR-ROUND. THE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE BAN APPLIES ONLY TO THE PLAZA PARK, DEFINED AS THE LAND WITHIN THE SURROUNDING SIDEWALKS, BUT NOT THE STREETS.
THE INITIAL PLAN WAS TO BAN SMOKING ONLY DURING THE SANTA FE BANDSTAND MUSIC SERIES…BUT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED AN AMENDMENT EXTENDING THE POLICY TO ALL YEAR. POLICE WILL GIVE VERBAL WARNINGS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE. A SECOND OFFENSE CARRIES A 50-DOLLAR FINE.
