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Bay City parks advisory board reviews draft parks rules, plans to recommend changes to commission

Parks Advisory Committee · September 23, 2025
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Summary

The Bay City Parks Advisory Committee approved prior minutes and reviewed draft parks rules that revise e-bike allowances, add a 10 mph speed cap in Winona Park, clarify metal-detecting rules and alcohol permitting; staff said attorney edits removed language deemed potentially unconstitutional and will present the draft to the city commission with the board's recommendation.

The Bay City Parks Advisory Committee approved its previous meeting minutes and spent the bulk of its session reviewing proposed revisions to the city's parks rules that staff plans to send to the city commission for final action.

Speaker 3, the parks staff presenter, circulated the draft and described attorney-recommended edits, saying the attorney removed language in the prior draft that "would have been against the constitution" and that the updated text narrows enforcement language. Staff also described new, concrete proposals: clarifying permitted e-bike classes (1, 2 and 3) and…

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