As it is known smoking was banned in public places in almost all states. However, most of these states can’t accept such kind of legislation. For example a big lack of public support for a tobacco ban on county property conducted the majority of the Brunswick County commissioners to continue to allow smoking at parks and in the whole county.

More of commissioners voted for country designate smoking areas for all workers and to limit even smoke breaks to two a day. The commissioners also voted for to continue permitting people to smoke their favorite cigarettes in parks. For example, two employees declared that they are against smoking ban that would have prohibited smoking in all public places and which created designated smoking areas at the county's 12 parks.

The workers also added that the new ban violated the inhabitants’ rights and should not be enforced. The new decision is an impertinent fail from the commissioners' unanimous decision earlier this spring to move forward with an all-out tobacco ban on county property. But the new proposal to designate special smoking areas on all parks was supposed to cost the county approximately $12,000 for cigarette butt containers and anti-smoking signs. Scott Phillips, commissioner declared that he very frequently go to the county's parks and doesn't see smoking as the main country problem. "No one has come up and reported that they would like to see a smoking ban," he added. Approximately all the commissioners were agreed to revise the new smoking ban if they heard that most of nonsmokers are for such legislation. Non-smokers are for the proposed tobacco ban on county property and the designated smoking areas at the county parks because of the danger of cigarettes smoke.

County Manager Marty Lawing said that he received complaints from inhabitants who saw employers at heir smoking breaks. Lawing added that he observed that some employees take a smoke break each hour. Before voting to allow tobacco use, Commissioners' Chairman Bill Sue declared that he was undecided yet and mentioned the cost to the county because of the smoking associated health risks. Lawing reported that approximately 30 percent to 35 percent of county employees are regular smokers.