Golf cart ordinance: Tell Lee County what you think!
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Lee County officials say they have received just one email from Boca Grande on the proposed changes to the county’s golf cart ordinance. The lone email was from a member of the Boca Grande Community Panel. We have reason to believe more than one was sent, based on the number of golf cart emails that were carboned to us. So, what happened to the rest?
Tell Lee County what you think. To send an email to Lee County’s Steve Jansen, click here. His email address is jansensj@leegov.com.
Also, you can click here to take our golf cart ordinance poll.
April 26, 2008 at 10:53 pm
We do not need to change the rules for golf carts. This is another example of our politicians attemptimg to increase taxes on everything we do! Bet the insurance industry is licking their chops just waiting for golf cart owners to have to insure them! And then to have to add seat belts to them! Please leave us alone!
April 27, 2008 at 8:45 am
Please no more regulations or ordinances. We are regulated to death already. For the most part everything works just fine most of the time. Leave things as they are.
Moderator’s note:
Posting a comment here won’t get the message to Lee County. To do this, you need to send an email. The address is jansensj@leegov.com
April 28, 2008 at 6:04 pm
People, posting a comment here doesn’t do squat. Send a freaking email now to jansensj@leegov.com to put yourself on the record. The Lee County cops want this ordinance, and they are going to get it unless we speak up.
April 29, 2008 at 8:50 am
If I understand it correctly, this would allow golf carts to operate anywhere a car does.
This will do wonders for traffic circulation. Now everybody will be allowed to drive their golf cart on any public street; including Gilchrist, Gulf Blvd, and even Gasparilla Rd.
Moderator’s note: Actually, you don’t understand it correctly. Current law allows golf carts to be operated on all streets in the Lee County portion of Boca Grande except for Gulf Boulevard and Gasparilla Road. It has been this way for quite some time. The proposed ordinance would not change this.
April 29, 2008 at 1:14 pm
If they are going to require tags/registration, insurance, turn signals, and etc…then I do not understand how they would be any different then any other vehicle on the street.
Moderator’s note, again: The proposed ordinance would not require tags or registration. Turn signals would be required for night operation. The ordinance would, however, require liability insurance.