Golf carts may join traffic flow

MEDORA — Residents of this southwestern Jackson County community may soon be allowed to drive golf carts on streets.

“I think it’s a good idea,” Councilman Chad Beesley said during a council meeting Monday at Town Hall. “I’d like to see it passed.”

His comments came during a discussion about the issue of allowing residents to drive golf carts on the streets of this community of about 530 people.

Medora resident Ron Brock brought up the idea during the brief meeting.

He said the Indiana General Assembly recently passed a law allowing golf carts to be driven on streets and roads in cities and towns if the governing bodies adopt an ordinance allowing them.

He said several nearby communities, including Mitchell, Worthington, Paoli and Orleans, recently passed ordinances allowing golf carts on streets.

According to state law, operators of golf carts must be at least 16 years old and have a valid driver’s license and the golf cart must be insured.

The driver and passengers also must wear seat belts.

Council President Jim Davers said he did not have an issue with the idea, but he wanted to give town Marshal Steve Ingle time to check with the state about the issue of golf carts being driven on Perry Street in Medora, which is also Indiana 235.

Davers said the council may try to have an ordinance ready by its Aug. 10 meeting.

In other business

Also Monday:

Council members voted 3-0 to appoint Eric Norklun to the park board. Norklun replaces Ricky Underwood, who recently resigned.

Council President Jim Davers said a project to rehabilitate sewers on the east and southeast part of town should begin within the next two weeks.