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Hatfield officials and residents ask committee to permit regulated golf-cart use on town roads

3297251 · May 13, 2025
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Officials and residents from Hatfield, including the town police chief and select board chair, asked the Joint Committee on Transportation to permit regulated golf-cart operation on public ways in Hatfield, citing wide shoulders, low traffic volumes and community use for social and mobility purposes.

Representatives of Hatfield told the Joint Committee on Transportation the town seeks statutory authority to allow regulated golf-cart use on many town roads.

Diana Sinzel, chair of the Hatfield Select Board, described the town as a small farming community with wide roads and large shoulders where residents already use golf carts for visiting neighbors and…

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