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Norborne adopts ordinance banning unmuffled engine braking
Summary
The Norborne Board of Aldermen on Feb. 10, 2026 adopted Ordinance 690, which prohibits the use of unmuffled engine braking within city limits; the ordinance was read three times during the meeting and approved on each reading.
The Norborne Board of Aldermen voted Feb. 10 to adopt Ordinance 690, which prohibits unmuffled engine braking within city limits.
Mayor Jacob DeMint read the ordinance three times at the meeting. After the third reading, Alderman Julie McClure moved to approve the ordinance; Alderman Josh Elliott seconded the motion and it carried. No roll-call tally was recorded in the minutes; the record states the motions "carried."
The ordinance was presented as a measure to restrict engine braking noise; the minutes do not record substantive debate or amendments to the text. The council moved directly from the ordinance readings to other business and later adjourned to a closed session.
The board adopted the ordinance during the Feb. 10 meeting in Heritage Hall and then recessed into closed session. The agenda did not list implementation details or enforcement steps in the minutes.
