Don?t be surprised if you soon see golf carts on the streets of one Seminole County city.? Beginning March 1, the City of Sanford will allow people to drive golf carts down much of the city, including the downtown Sanford area.
?These beautiful parks, and being able to enjoy it on a golf cart, there?s really not a lot more fun you could have,? said longtime Sanford resident Steve Flowers.
But driving a golf cart on city streets in Sanford is illegal.
But March 1, that will change, when the city will allow licensed drivers to ride gold carts around an entire section of downtown Sanford.? That?s something many Sanford residents like Steve Flowers have pushed for for several years.? City leaders studied the issue, and passed an ordinance.
The whole ordinance can be found on the Sanford website.
?Sanford has such great natural resources, and golf carts are the best way to get around and see what we have going on in this great town,? said Flowers.
Every golf cart will have to pass an inspection by Sanford Police, who will then place a decal showing that on the cart.
Steve Flowers says his family has lived in the area for generations.?? He wants golf carts to help improve the image and economic vitality of Sanford.? To help in that, he?s even offering a free service for people until the end of March to help them have their golf carts ready.
?We?re giving away free golf cart detailing, we?re checking your tires for safety, air your tires up, charge your battery, make sure your golf cart is working good for you.? We want these golf carts to be safe,? said Flowers.
One city commissioner, whose district makes up most of the area where golf carts will be allowed, voted against the ordinance.
?I thought seatbelts would be a real plus, also head restraints,? said Sanford?s District 1 City Commissioner Mark McCarty.
McCarty also says the ordinance doesn?t require carts to be insured.? He worries that will open the city up to expensive lawsuits.
?I wanted to be responsible with it, and I?m sure I didn?t make some people happy with it, but that?s something we can add in later to it I?m sure,? said McCarty.
But even with his concerns, McCarty thinks golf carts will be good for Sanford tourism in the long run.
?Guided tours, learn about our history, it?s going to be a great place to go on a golf cart, but make sure you?re insured though,? said McCarty.
To register a golf cart, people will have to show proof of ownership, a driver?s license, and pay a $25 annual fee.? People can begin registering their carts at city hall on February 25.
Steve Flowers says if people donate golf cart parts to him, he will use those parts to help other golf cart owners repair their carts.? He says he?s donating a lot of time and money to encourage people to get more golf carts on the road in Sanford, when it becomes legal.
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