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Council directs staff to return draft ordinance on unlawful transfer in vehicle travel lanes; motion passes 4–2
Summary
After debating pedestrian safety and constitutional concerns, the Eugene City Council voted 4–2 to direct the city manager to return with an ordinance modeled on Springfield’s unlawful-transfer code that would prohibit passing items from vehicles across travel lanes.
The Eugene City Council on April 23 voted 4–2 to direct the city manager to return with a draft ordinance mirroring Springfield’s code prohibiting the unlawful transfer of items on the vehicular portion of the right of way.
Councilor Colin Clark moved to direct the city manager to return to council with a mirrored version of Springfield ordinance 6.112; the motion received a second (the transcript does not name the seconder) and passed by a vote of 4 in favor and 2 opposed. The council also received legal context from City Attorney (unnamed) and Police Chief Steve Skinner during the discussion.
Chief Skinner described…
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