The City Council of Belmont is getting ready to pass a law outlawing smoking on city streets, public parks, apartments, condos and townhouses. If you are a smoker and can't afford to buy a single family house, do not move to Belmont.
I can understand how obnoxious second hand smoke can be. I remember having to deal with it in an apartment house I lived in many years ago with a next door neighbor who dearly
loved is cigars. I did not love them and especially hated smelling his stinky cigar smoke intruding into my apartment next door. But, I wonder whether this kind of ordinance or law is legal. If you bought your home, whether it was a house or condo or townhouse you are entitled to enjoy it and do what you wish within your home. Your home is your castle, right? Possibly no longer the case in Belmont.
The council is concerned with second hand smoke issues. Boy, do I understand that issue, but I do also wonder if they haven't just gone too far. Belmont doesn't have a large number of condos or townhouses but what is there is pretty expensive. People often buy condos and townhouses because they can't afford single family homes. What is this city council thinking? Are they going too far? What do you think? If you are a smoker and own a condo or townhouse in Belmont will you move? Will you quit smoking? Will you fight this down at City Hall? What will you do? Contact the city and tell them what you think. What do you think will happen to the property values of condos and townhouses?
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