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Council votes down reconsideration of golf-cart ordinance after public opposition
Summary
After public comments opposing substitute bill 2024-082 (golf cart/utility vehicle regulation) and a motion to reconsider, the council failed to approve reconsideration, leaving the ordinance in effect as previously rejected (reconsideration failed 4-5).
Jefferson City residents and several council members sparred Tuesday over substitute bill 2024-082, the city's ordinance regulating golf carts and utility vehicles on city streets, but a motion to reconsider the earlier vote failed.
Public commenter Jackie Johnson, who identified herself as a First Ward resident, urged council members to let the ordinance "die with tonight's meeting," saying the measure "is trying to solve a problem that doesn't really exist" and arguing that the issue had consumed significant…
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