Council gives consensus to explore limited downtown golf-cart usage
The Public Safety Committee will research a limited, route-specific golf-cart program for the downtown district, examining permitted streets, state/county restrictions, permitting, safety education and possible year tags; council expressed interest but cautioned about enforcement and state road limitations.
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The council gave the Public Safety Committee consensus to research an exploratory program for limited golf-cart use in the downtown district. Committee members said the program would not allow golf carts on state highways and would focus on selected city streets and neighborhoods with controlled crossings and permitted routes. "We understand there is no way golf carts will be able to be on citywide streets... but if the council would be we would be the public safety committee would do our research," a committee member said.
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