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Two Harbors amends cemetery ordinance to allow restricted two-hour daytime parking; council president votes no
Summary
The City Council accepted a Safety Committee recommendation to amend Ordinance No. 185 to permit restricted parking at cemeteries for up to two daylight hours. The motion passed 4–1; Council President Uriah Hefter cast the sole dissenting vote. Committee reports earlier referenced cemetery parking concerns.
The Two Harbors City Council voted 4–1 on June 22 to amend Ordinance No. 185, which regulates maintenance and use of city cemeteries, to allow restricted parking during daylight hours for a maximum of two hours.
Councilor Heil moved the council accept the Safety Committee recommendation to amend Ordinance No. 185; the motion was recorded in the minutes as moved by Heil and Conner and carried on a yea-and-nay vote. The minutes list the yeas as Councilors Heil, Glaser, Conner and Redmann, with Council President Uriah Hefter voting nay.
The council had earlier received committee reports noting cemetery parking was a primary topic for the Public Safety Committee (Councilor Glaser) and that cemetery parking had been discussed at a special council meeting and within Public Works and Public Safety reviews. Those committee notes were recorded in the minutes as background to the Safety Committee recommendation.
The minutes do not record extended debate on the council floor nor a statement explaining Council President Hefter’s dissent; the record shows only the motion text, the committee recommendation, and the roll-call result. The amendment changes the ordinance’s general regulations to permit limited, time-restricted daytime parking; the minutes identify the limit as two hours.
Next steps for implementation (departmental enforcement or signage) are not specified in the minutes and would be set by staff or future council action.
