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6A | AUGUST 13, 2020 City from A1 Cottage Grove’s current ordinance, which does not allow bicycles on any sidewalks in town while personal vehicles like skateboards and roller skates are prohibited only on sidewalks in the down- town district. A prohibition against sledding or skiing on streets was removed as well. The section exempts peace offi cers, police community service of- fi cers, maintenance workers and police or public works volunteers performing offi cial duties. Additionally, it does not apply to self-propelled or motorized vehicles which are medically necessary for the mobility of the person. The city’s current or- dinance also requires bi- cycle licenses in Cottage Grove, though the new or- dinance changes licensing requirements to a volun- tary registration system, which would enable lost property to be returned if found. The new draft ordinance as proposed to council- ors on Aug. 10 stipulated that children ages 10 and under who are accompa- nied by an adult can ride on sidewalks outside the downtown commercial district. Councilors went back and forth on this age limit COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | before ultimately decid- ing to allow the use of sidewalks for all ages. Of main concern were issues regarding the use of sidewalks downtown and the overall question of safety on the city’s streets. “Living downtown, I can tell you people do ride on the sidewalks,” said Councilor Candace Solesbee, “and the skate- boarders defi nitely come through downtown and rail the steps on historical buildings and that’s al- ways been a concern.” The challenge of en- forcement was also raised. “It is diffi cult to en- force, but it can be with direction,” said Police Chief Scott Shepherd to the council, noting that education is a useful method. “One of the things I think the ordinance does for us, too, is it makes it consistent for all of those wheeled vehicles,” said City Manager Richard Meyers. “Because the cur- rent ordinance is different for skateboards and scoot- ers than it was for bicycles and it was a challenge to fi gure that out. … This cleans it up so they’re all treated the same.” In proposing the use of sidewalks outside the downtown district, Coun- cilor Greg Ervin spoke of his experience riding around town with his fam- ily and the usefulness of using the sidewalk option for safety. “My position is: less rules, generally,” he said. Councilor Jake Boone also did not think it was necessary to restrict side- walk usage throughout the city. “I don’t know if we need this outside the downtown core,” he said, pointing to the “sparse us- age” of sidewalks in many of the town’s neighbor- hoods. “So, someone on a bicycle moving along on a sidewalk isn’t a big prob- lem generally.” However, Councilor Mike Fleck had concerns regarding the competition for space between cyclists and pedestrians he had seen on the sidewalks of Eugene. “I absolutely do not want to see adults on bi- cycles on sidewalks in our town,” he said. “I’m cer- tainly open to a lot of con- cessions on that, but that, to me, is just a risky ven- ture. I would prefer not to go down that road.” Councilor Solesbee, meanwhile, stated that downtown traffi c was her main concern. “Living down here, working down here, we’ve seen a lot of close calls,” she said. Mayor Jeff Gowing also noted that he has seen the need for cyclists to use sidewalks in certain Cottage Grove neighbor- hoods when there is auto- mobile traffi c. While Councilor Boone queried whether it was safer to keep people on the streets or allow them to use the sidewalk, Coun- cilor Ervin responded that he felt it was safer to al- low riders the option. “There are just enough areas in town that it makes more sense, if there’s an available sidewalk, to use it,” Ervin said. “Let’s let people make that judge- ment for themselves.” Councilor Fleck, mean- while, remained torn be- cause “I really see risk either way we do this,” he said. “I will yield to what the group says, but I do want us to follow this and if it does become an issue, I want us to absolutely take another look at it.” Following a motion by Councilor Ervin to amend that the ordinance prohib- it the personal transporta- tion devices only within the downtown area, the council voted unanimous- ly to pass the new city code. 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