Vail enacts ban on grocery bags

By scott miller

VAIL — The vote was close, but the Vail Town Council Tuesday gave final approval to an ordinance banning plastic grocery bags in town.Between research and public discussion, the final version of the ordinance took months to bring to council. Even then, and with a good deal of public support, the vote for final approval was 4-3, with Mayor Andy Daly and council members Ludwig Kurz, Margaret Rogers and Dave Chapin voting in favor. Council members Jenn Bruno, Greg Moffet and Dale Bugby opposed the ordinance.Bruno said she opposed the ordinance because she’d prefer to see a fee on plastic …

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