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LaSalle County property committee votes to send park-rules amendment — allowing bikes in parks but not on trails — to full board
Summary
The LaSalle County Property Committee voted April 9 in Room 250 to forward an amendment to park rules to the full county board that designates trails as green areas only and allows bikes and e-bikes inside parks but not on the trail system; the motion passed by vocal 'Aye.'
LaSalle County Property Committee members voted April 9 in Room 250 to forward an amendment to the county’s park rules and regulations that would make trails “green area only” and allow bicycles and e-bikes into park areas while prohibiting their use on the trail system. The committee voted unanimously by vocal “Aye,” and the amendment will go to the full county board for consideration.
The committee’s presiding officer said the change was suggested by the county counsel, identified in the meeting as Mr. McFedran, and by a council of insurance carriers, which prompted the recommendation to separate trail use from general park use. “We will allow bikes and e bikes into the parks, just not on the trail system,” the chair said.
The chair introduced the amendment and asked for a motion to send it to the full board. The motion received a second (Gary) and the chair called for the vote; the committee recorded vocal assent. Earlier in the meeting, the committee also approved dispensing with the previous months’ county property meeting minutes on a motion by Dave and a second by Gary; that motion likewise passed by vocal “Aye.”
The chair circulated the ordinance paperwork at the close of the meeting and the committee then moved to adjourn, a motion identified in the transcript as made by Mike and Tom; the adjournment passed by vocal vote.
Next steps: the amendment will be considered by the full LaSalle County board at a later meeting; the transcript records that the committee forwarded the amendment but does not include text of any changes beyond the chair’s summary about trail and bike restrictions. The meeting recorded no public comments.
Votes at a glance: Motion to dispense previous months’ minutes — motion by Dave, second by Gary; outcome: approved (vocal “Aye,” recorded as unanimous among committee members present). Motion to amend park rules/regulations and send to full board — second by Gary; outcome: approved (vocal “Aye,” sent to full board). Motion to adjourn — moved by Mike and Tom; outcome: approved (vocal “Aye”).
