COUNCIL PUTS OFF ACTION ON ELECTRIC CARS, SEX OFFENDERS
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 -- 9:39 AM
It doesn't look like [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhood_electric_vehicle]electric cars will be coming to the streets of Neillsville anytime soon.Tuesday, the Neillsville City Council decided they didn't have enough information to act to allow the golf cart-like vehicles on their city streets.
In light of high gas prices, some [url=http://www.wfrv.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=b065f4c1-5c14-40ca-8fee-64b98dc3bda7]cities[/url] around the state have adopted ordinances to allow the vehicles, which can only travel 25 mph.
3rd Ward alderman Dan Herbrand said he had received a couple inquiries about the vehicles.
The council also looked at a draft ordinance that regulate where sex offenders could live in the city. Police Chief Brad Lindner explained that, if they decided to restrict sex offenders from living within a certain distance (1,000- to 2000-feet) of city parks, schools and daycare centers, there wouldn't be many places in town to live, and that could cause Constitutional concerns.
He and City Attorney Bonnie Wacsmuth recommended so-called "domicile restrictions", which would guarantee the city wouldn't have to accept sex offenders who didn't live in Neillsville at the time of their offense.
Wacsmuth said she also felt comfortable about designating parks and schools as "safezones", which would ban sex offenders from visiting.
The council could act on the ordinance at their next meeting on February 26.
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