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The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
August 7th

Continuing on the theme of catering to a few, the BOA continues to explore adding golf carts and other similar motorized vehicles to the milieu on City streets.  Alderman Folkedahl is the sponsor and supporter of the idea and there seems to be a sympathetic ear from some of the other aldermen.  Last meeting John Bugg came forward during Public Comments to ask for golf carts to be allowed on City streets.  This meeting Pat and Tony White presented themselves, during Public Comments, to support the idea as well.  Pat asked to approach the Aldermen and Mayor and provided a packet of information presumably to persuade them to allow golf carts.  Some excerpts from the packet;
Potential Benefits

• "Lake Waukomis, Lake Quivira and the City of Parkville have adopted ordinances"
• Potential benefits include, "Increase in City revenue" (because of a permit fee),  "Decrease in carbon footprint" (compared to motor vehicles), Decrease in wear and tear on City streets", "Decrease in noise", "Decrease in motor speed", "alleviate the congestion and need for space" (parking)
• "2nd tier homes could use a golf cart to more easily access their boat docks since many of them require descending and climbing steep banks"
• "We are truly a lake community and as such, many residents could use transportation to their boats from their homes and this law could enable them to make that trip each day in their cart"   

It was the intention of the Mayor and the BOA to have a special board meeting to consider the issue.  There was some difficulty in finding a date because of the sponsor's (Folkedahl) calendar.  When a date was agreed upon a question from the audience asked how the meeting would be announced to WL citizens.  The Mayor responded by saying it could be put in the EWeatherby Lake Living.  It was pointed out that was not an official publication.  Folkedahl floated the idea of having a flash mail to subscribers on the City web site, but when questioned didn't know how many subscribers there were (my guess, relatively few).  It was pointed out to the Mayor the only effective way to communicate to all citizens was a mass mailing.  Mayor Jerry responded that would cost "a thousand dollars" (really).  (He has never been a fan of mailings, recall the trash service fiasco?) (makes one wonder how a trained CPA and former CFO could be off on his math...but then he is disposed to hyperbole)  So in the end, it was decided to discuss the issue as part of the next regular BOA meeting.

I can hardly wait.

BTW, welcome to the "canoe couple", hope you enjoy the blog!

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