Montgomery County Councilmembers Gabe Albornoz and Craig Rice are holding a press conference in Rockville on Monday to discuss initiatives to address the vaping crisis.
During the press conference, they will talk about ZTA 19-06, a zoning amendment that would prohibit vape shops that distribute e-cigarettes from opening within a half-mile of middle and high schools. They will also discuss Bill 29-19, a Board of Health Regulation that would prohibit e-cigarette manufacturers from distributing the paraphernalia to retail stores that are within a half a mile of middle and high schools.
The goal of the press conference is to discuss measures that would protect students’ health.
🚨Councilmembers @albornoz_gabe and @RicePolitics will hold a press conference
on new e-cigarette measures
on Monday, Sept. 16 at noon at the @MoCoCouncilMD building. đź‘€For more details, see https://t.co/3aQd3HODkU. #VapeFreeMontgomery #MoCo #MoCoCouncil pic.twitter.com/ejbt0Pepvu— Montgomery Council (@MoCoCouncilMD) September 13, 2019
The two councilmembers will be joined by many other leaders from the council, the county, and the school board including:
- Dr. Travis Gayles, Health Officer and Chief, Public Health Services, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
- Council President Nancy Navarro
- Councilmember Tom Hucker, chair, Transportation & Environment (T&E) Committee
- Council Vice-President Sidney Katz, chair, Public Safety (PS) Committee
- Dr. Maria Navarro, Chief Academic Officer (CAO), Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)
- Ms. Ruschelle Reuben, Associate Superintendent, Student and Family Support and Engagement, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)
- Ms. Pat O’Neill, vice president, Montgomery County Board of Education
MyMCMedia recently spoke to Karla Silvestre, an at-large member for the Board of Education, about how MCPS plans to address youth vaping problems.
Silvestre mentions Monday’s press conference in the interview.
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Experts from across Montgomery County will appear on MCM Connects: Our Vaping Crisis, a program to be broadcast on MCM Channels 19, 21 and 995 and live-streamed on mcmlive.org, Monday, September 16 at 7 p.m. They will discuss what parents, schools, law enforcement, small business, and the medical community are up against and what this community can do to help stop this rapidly growing problem.
