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Hastings begins drafting e‑scooter ordinance, seeks work session and education approach
Summary
Council opened extensive discussion on a proposed ordinance to regulate e‑scooters and one‑wheel devices, debating helmets for youth, sidewalk prohibitions in business districts, speed/road restrictions, hours of operation, education via schools and enforcement challenges; police cited recent crashes including an adult DUI incident.
The Hastings City Council opened a broad discussion on a draft ordinance to regulate electric scooters and similar single‑wheel devices, aiming to produce a workable document at a work session in October.
Staff presented a redlined draft that would ban operation on roads with speed limits above 25 mph (keeping devices off roads posted at 30 mph or…
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