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Streator council to continue golf cart ordinance discussions Wednesday · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Streeter Council to continue golf cart ordinance discussions Wednesday. Written
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  by Bill Frescos. This article is being read by an
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  automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The Streeter City
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  Council will continue discussions Wednesday night on a potential ordinance
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  that would allow golf carts in certain low speed vehicles
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  to operate on some city streets. Nothing has been made official,
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  but council members have spent past meetings discussing possible regulations,
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  with earlier conversations focusing on safety concerns and where the
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  vehicles could legally operate if an ordinance was drafted. According
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  to city documents, the latest draft ordinance would allow golf
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  carts and recreational off highway vehicles on streets with posted
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  speed limits of thirty five miles per hour or less,
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  except on routes eighteen and twenty three, and would restrict
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  vehicles from city park. Under the proposal, operators would be
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  required to obtain annual permits, provide proof of insurance, and
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  have vehicles inspected by approved mechanics. The ordinance would also
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  require safety equipment. Notably, permit fees would be set at
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  one hundred and fifty dollars for city residents and two
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  hundred dollars for non residents. In addition to that, the
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  council will discuss several Fire Department items, including the purchase
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  of a mass spectrometer through a FEMA grant, as well
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  as bids for repairs at the Fire Department Training Center
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  after a burst pipe caused flooding. Other agenda items include
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  a proposed Canteen Memorial relocation that was discussed at the
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  last meeting, and a possible increase in rental fees for
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  the Anderson Fields Clubhouse. The meeting begins at seven pm
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  on Wednesday at Streeter City Hall, two zero four South
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  Bloomington Street.