MASON CITY – Cerro Gordo County Supervisors met for their regular meeting on Tuesday morning and are considering a new ordinance that would allow golf carts on county roads, with restrictions.
The ordinance stems from requests from residents mainly on South Shore Drive in Clear Lake who want to be able to drive their golf carts to and from nearby golf courses.
Some highlights of the ordinance are:
– Golf carts cannot be driven on county roads for general transportation or entertainment; they must be driven directly to and from a golf course
– Golf carts on county roads may only be operated 30 minutes before or after sunset
– Golf carts are not allowed on primary roads
– Golf carts can only be operated on roads with a primary speed limit of 45 mph or less
– Certain equipment on the golf carts are mandatory, such as a “slow moving vehicle” sign
– $10 annual permit must be purchased
The ordinance would need two readings to pass.
Supervisor Phil Dougherty was not in attendance but was on county business elsewhere.
County Engineer Mary Kelly said that she is still working with Heartland Asphalt on a compromise on asphalt that was installed on Highway B-20 that failed a series of tests. The county is withholding about $200,000 in payments to Heartland until the situation is resolved, Kelly said.
See entire meeting agenda here.
Watch entire meeting:
httpv://youtu.be/Jo7nkxS6KZI
Two guys have final say on all county business? This is how it works in largest populated county in north Iowa? Time to get at least a five person council of supervisors. Good ole boys TCB!
When I lived in California people were allowed to drive their Golf Carts in town to the store and even to the strip mall as well as the golf course. Their carts were set up with lights, horns, wipers and whatever was needed to make them road worthy. Some were pretty fancy and had never been on a course. I saw nothig wrong with it as long as they obeyed the street rules.