Council approves e-mobility ordinance on second reading; asks staff to respond to Downtown Lock Haven proposal

Lock Haven City Council approved Ordinance 2025-09 on second reading, a rewrite of Chapter 380 Article 10 to update the city code's regulation of electric bicycles, scooters and other electrically assisted personal mobility devices.

Council members discussed the ordinance briefly during the second-reading debate, noting strong public interest on social media and emphasizing the code can be revisited and amended later if problems emerge. After a roll-call vote the ordinance was adopted.

Separately, council voted to direct city staff to prepare written responses to a set of questions submitted by Downtown Lock Haven about how that organization might be brought under another entity's umbrella. The staff response will be a narrative answering the partnership's seven questions and may include a request for a joint conversation with Downtown Lock Haven's executive…