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Board updates golf-cart registration; members discuss mini-motorcycles and safety
Summary
Staff reported 28 golf-cart registrations and explained permit-tag placement; board members also discussed complaints about mini motorcycles and motorized bikes on parkways and sidewalks, raising safety concerns and asking staff to review enforcement options.
Staff reported progress on the Village's golf-cart registration program and described steps to inform residents about proper tag placement.
Staff member (Speaker 2) said, "We have 28 registered," and explained that tags are small (about 3-by-3) and residents were being told to place them on the back of carts; staff noted some tags weren't visible enough and asked residents to avoid placing them on caution triangles.
Separately, members discussed neighborhood complaints about mini motorcycles and motorized bikes. Chair (Speaker 1) said she observed kids riding mini motorcycles near parkways and expressed safety concerns. "I had a family of 2 doors over from me that had little mini motorcycles," she said, describing worries about speed on shared pathways. The board did not set a new regulation at the meeting but asked staff to clarify enforcement boundaries (village vs. county/state) and to prepare guidance for residents.
The board noted the distinction between village rules and county/state law once vehicles leave village boundaries and agreed to provide clearer information to residents about where the permits apply and safe operation.
