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Resident urges clearer rules on e-bikes and golf carts at Lone Lane Park; ordinance update and signage planned
Summary
A longtime Lone Lane Park neighbor told the Upper Macungie Parks and Recreation Committee that e-bikes and a golf cart have created safety concerns; staff said the parks ordinance is being updated using DCNR guidance and that new signage and enforcement will follow.
Lisa Roth, who lives at 104 Lone Lane in Upper Macungie, told the Parks and Recreation Committee she has overseen activity at Lone Lane Park for 34 years and asked the township to address what she described as a recent increase in e-bikes and a separate golf cart being driven recklessly on park property.
"There were two small children in the vehicle and what appeared to be like a teenager was driving the cart and they were just like going up over crest and trying to go airborne," Lisa Roth said, describing a call she placed to police. She said an officer visited the residence and explained park rules.
Staff told the committee they are updating the parks ordinance and plan to use the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) guidance for e-bike trail use as a model. The committee said it will add highlights to signage and include language about motorized devices; staff also said signs will be updated at Lone Lane and other parks.
Committee members clarified that golf carts may be allowed during organized tournaments with a permit, but not for casual use on park grass. A board member noted the draft ordinance is with the township solicitor, will be advertised June 24 and is scheduled as an agenda item for the July 2 Board of Supervisors meeting; staff said an adopted ordinance takes seven days to take effect.
The board asked staff to confirm whether golf carts were explicitly covered in the draft ordinance and to make signage language clear about permitted uses and enforcement steps. No formal vote or ordinance adoption occurred at the meeting; staff said they will circulate the solicitor's comments and bring the ordinance for public comment at the next hearing.
