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LaSalle County property committee updates park rules, proposes 10 mph limit for class 1 ebikes
Summary
The committee reviewed updated park rules—including an alcohol-date correction, camping limits, a $1.25 minimum reservation fee and a new vehicle/ebike section—and tasked staff to research state ebike rules before a final decision on trail access and seasonal horse restrictions.
LaSalle County's County Property Committee reviewed a suite of proposed changes to parks rules and regulations on Jan. 16, including a new vehicle-operations section that would allow class 1 pedal-assist ebikes on trails at speeds of up to 10 miles per hour and tighten camping, reservation and signage rules.
Kent, the parks staff member presenting the draft, said the alcohol policy date was corrected to Oct. 31 and that references to "public use building" would be changed to "community building" to match reservation forms. He said the parks crew treated stumps after forestry mowing at Catlin Park and is seeing a "90 to 95 percent reduction" in invasive resprouts where herbicide was applied. Kent also described recent…
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