Commissioners table golf cart vote ?indefinitely?

September 05, 2012 12:00 AM

The members of the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners agreed not to vote on a proposed countywide golf cart ordinance Tuesday.

Commissioner Eric Rouse, who brought the ordinance to his fellow commissioners during their Aug. 20 meeting, made a motion Tuesday to ?pull it at this time.?

The commissioners unanimously voted on a motion to ?table it indefinitely? ? County Attorney Bob Griffin asked to put the motion in more formal language.

The ordinance, which would allow golf carts to be driven on local roads by anyone age 16 and up who held a valid driver?s license, had prompted a great deal of discussion on Aug. 20.

The discussion included input from county Sheriff W.E. ?Billy? Smith and N.C. Highway Patrol Sgt. G.S. Hemby, who told the commissioners they would enforce any county ordinance, but cautioned their resources are stretched thin, and the golf cart ordinance could encourage riders to take major safety risks on the roads.

The carts would be allowed on roads where the speed limit is as high as 35 mph.

Other than the language of the motion, there was little to no discussion from commissioners Tuesday.

?Right now it was better just to hold off, was my take on it,? Rouse said Tuesday afternoon.

Rouse said he had heard comments for and against the ordinance in the community, but he was concerned about moving ahead without the full support of law enforcement.

He wanted more time for research and to give the public more time to comment before bringing it back for a vote.

?I just didn?t feel like today was the right day. . . . (I want to) just wait until I feel like it?s ready and I feel like the support?s there,? Rouse explained.

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David Anderson can be reached at 252-559-1077 or David.Anderson@Kinston.com. Follow him on Twitter at DavidFreePress.

Source: http://www.enctoday.com/news/commissioners-84744-kfpress-cart-golf.html

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