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Villa Park trustees favor studying ordinance to permit e‑scooters, direct staff to start public education
Summary
After hearing police and legal staff, trustees gave a preliminary majority to develop a local ordinance permitting and regulating low‑speed electric scooters and to start a public education campaign through Sept. 15; no ordinance was adopted at the meeting.
Village of Villa Park trustees on May 19 directed staff to draft a local ordinance to permit and regulate low‑speed electric scooters and to begin an education campaign this summer, following an outline by the police chief and the village attorney of state law and enforcement options.
The board's preliminary direction came from a nonbinding straw poll: four trustees voted to seek an ordinance for first reading and two opposed. Trustees emphasized that the state law that came into effect in August 2024 prohibits e‑scooter use unless a municipality enacts a permitting ordinance.
Police Chief Rivas told the board the proposed ordinance would mirror the Illinois vehicle code's restrictions and that the village must adopt a local ordinance to allow scooter use. He said…
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