How do you feel about the county's proposed golf cart ordinance? Raise the age from 14 to 16. Golf cart operators must have driver's licenses. Leave the age at 14. I support seatbelts on carts. I oppose seatbelts on carts. No new ordinance! Stop trying to change everything! No opinion. Can you repeat the question? View Results Background stories • New island golf cart regulations are one step closer to passage as the Boca Grande Community Planning Panel agreed with Lee County on most of its proposed golf cart ordinance at their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Panel member Ted Hoopes said he had spoken with commissioners, who said the reason behind the proposed ordinance was that they had received numerous complaints about children driving golf carts, erratic driving and too many people riding in the carts. Read the rest of this entry » • Commentary: The proposed Lee County ordinance that would, if adopted, expand restrictions on the use of golf carts on county streets was recently debated by the Boca Grande Community Panel. Read the rest of this entry » • The following letter was sent to Steve Jansen, Lee County Department of Transportation, by Boca Grande Community Panel member Ted Hoopes. The Boca Grande Community Planning Panel considered the proposed Lee County Golf Cart Ordinance at a Panel Meeting held in Boca Grande at the Louise DuPont Crowninshield House on Tuesday February 19, 2008 from 2 to 5 PM. Six of the nine Panel members were in attendance. The meeting was also well attended by members of the Boca Grande community including two representatives of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Sargeant Brian Amburgey and Corporal Bill Held. Read the rest of this entry »