Ordinance bars e-bikes and scooters from downtown sidewalks; board approves amendment to obstructing-streets code
Ordinance No. 2026-07, approved Aug. 12, prohibits e-bikes and scooters on downtown sidewalks between Mill and Pleasant Streets while allowing their use on public streets; the board voted unanimously to adopt the amendment to Section 6.04.
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The Village Board approved Ordinance No. 2026-07 on Aug. 12, 2026, amending Section 6.04 of the municipal code to prohibit e-bikes and scooters from operating on downtown sidewalks between Mill Street and Pleasant Street. Police Chief Small explained the ordinance would not restrict e-bike or scooter use on public streets, only on the specified downtown sidewalks, and said multiple residents had raised concerns about scooter use in pedestrian areas.
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