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Council debate over golf-cart ordinance ends with 6–3 defeat of referral; mayor warns he would veto citywide exemption
Summary
Councilman Kawinski introduced ordinance 25-17 to regulate golf-cart use in a specific area (Robertsdale); extensive debate centered on safety, enforcement, insurance and whether any allowance should be citywide; motion to pass first and second reading and refer to council as whole failed 6–3.
Councilman Kawinski introduced Ordinance 25-17, "an ordinance of the common council of the city of Hammond to regulate the use of golf carts on public property in a specific area in the city of Hammond," and moved that it pass first and second reading and be referred to council as a whole for consideration on Sept. 8.
The proposal prompted extended debate in which the mayor and several council members voiced safety and enforcement concerns. The mayor said he opposed a geographically limited approval and warned that if the council passed such a local exemption he would veto it. In the meeting he said: "I'm afraid somebody's gonna get killed in a golf cart, and we're all gonna be…
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