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County presents draft rail-trail ordinance; Lebanon council asks for local exceptions on hours and leashes
Summary
County solicitor Matt Bugley and LVRT board member Tom Cote presented a draft county ordinance to govern the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail and asked municipalities for feedback. City council members said the city should adopt its own version that clarifies hours of operation for local users and a six-foot leash rule already in city code.
County solicitor Matt Bugle and Tom Cote of the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) told Lebanon City Council during a pre-council agenda review that the county has submitted a draft ordinance governing the trail and is visiting affected municipalities for feedback.
The draft, as written, would regulate the trail as county property and sets default hours “from dawn to dusk.” Matt Bugle, county solicitor, said the county can consider changes to address local usage patterns: “The trail, as presently as stated, the trail is open from from dawn to dusk… if there’s language that you would like for the…
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