The City of Clarkesville’s Monday night meeting included several discussions of various topics, but one item in particular, the city’s discussion of a golf cart ordinance, could be moving forward.
The council further discussed their golf cart ordinance, which city council members have been discussing off-and-on since the summer of 2020. The ordinance would allow citizens to use golf carts for transportation on city streets.
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City Manager Keith Dickerson says the city has been conducting various speed studies and has found that traffic and speed-wise, the majority of the city’s roads are safe for golf cart traffic. While a few speed bumps may be an addition to the city’s infrastructure that will help slow down traffic in some more concerning spots, if the public is interested, the council believes the ordinance could be put in place.
The only additional safety measure, other than speed bumps, that the council discussed involved limiting hours that golf carts could be on city streets. The council may consider limiting golf cart hours to daylight hours to avoid nighttime speeding-related accidents.
Before moving forward with the ordinance, the council will hold a public hearing sometime before their next meeting to gauge community interest. They plan to hold it on a weeknight so that citizens can attend after work to share their thoughts on the ordinance with the council.
Now Habersham will keep you updated when that hearing is scheduled.
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