Residents urge St. Cloud to add signs, step up enforcement for e‑bikes and other devices on lakefront

At a special meeting Oct. 23, 2025, residents urged the St. Cloud City Council to increase enforcement and add signage after encountering high‑speed electric scooters, one‑wheel devices and other micromobility vehicles riding on sidewalks along Lakeshore and Florida Avenue.

The issue came during the public‑comment period when resident Douglas Burgorn, who gave his address as 301 Connecticut Avenue, described an encounter: "I was walking there a few months ago with my 4 year old granddaughter when a guy came by me like he was standing still." Burgorn said he regularly watches "the e bikes, the wheels, the powered wheels, and the other electric vehicles" pass pedestrians on the sidewalk and recounted seeing a golf cart on the path. "We need to post…