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Council debates golf-cart routes and enforcement as second reading proceeds
Summary
At the second reading of Ordinance 928, council members debated where golf carts may operate, removed permit fees, insurance verification and the need to finish infrastructure to avoid carts using school property; the ordinance was left as written and enforcement/funding questions remain.
During the second reading of Ordinance 928 to add a golf-cart chapter to the municipal code, council members questioned where carts would be permitted, whether a permit fee should exist and how the city would verify required insurance.
Council members and the police chief discussed practical routing issues where county-owned road segments and narrow streets create safety and jurisdictional concerns. Staff said connecting an unfinished section of Pirate Street with Telma Street would provide a preferred route and reduce carts on school grounds, but that project remains unfunded and was previously tabled for budget reasons.
Members also noted the removal of a permit fee from the ordinance language and discussed requirements such as mirrors, inspection and proof of insurance on permit renewal. Several council members favored leaving the ordinance wording "as is" until infrastructure solutions can be pursued; the matter will return for future consideration when the connecting project or clearer enforcement options are available.
Representative quote: "I just don't feel comfortable saying that I've reviewed them and I haven't reviewed them," a council member said regarding police policy review earlier in the meeting; on the ordinance discussion a councilor noted connecting the road segments would be "the best case scenario to avoid people driving on West Rock with a golf cart."
