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Residents tell council of trail e-bike near-miss and long-running irrigation water-share problems

Springville City Council · October 17, 2024
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Summary

During public comment, residents reported a near-miss with a fast electric bike on a walking path and raised a 20-year dispute over irrigation water shares and transition to culinary water; staff said state laws apply to e-bikes and that repairing the Highline Ditch could cost over $1 million and offered to follow up.

Two members of the public used the council’s public-comment period to raise separate local concerns.

An attendee described a near-miss on a walking path when a fast electric bike passed close behind and asked whether Springville has speed limits or other local rules for e-bikes. City staff responded that the city does not currently have a local ordinance but that recent state laws apply; the staff member said the police chief and lieutenants are looking at education and enforcement…

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