ALBANY - When it comes to neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), Albany Village President Larry Hanson wants to be proactive.
The village's Police, Fire and License Committee will review an NEV ordinance from Mount Horeb at its 6:30 p.m. meeting today at village hall.
"Every community seems to be enacting an ordinance governing it," Hanson said. "Instead of someone coming to us and saying, 'I want to buy an NEV, what do I do?' we want to have something already in place."
Hanson said no one has approached the village about driving NEVs on village streets.
Should the committee not have an issue with pursuing an NEV ordinance, the village would have to have a public hearing on it. Hanson said the ordinance wouldn't be in place, if pursued, until near the end of the year.
NEVs are becoming a hot topic for area municipalities.
The Monroe City Council passed its version of an NEV ordinance Aug. 6. Monroe's law allows NEVs to travel within the city on any street, alley or highway having a posted speed limit of 35 mph or less.
Darlington's Police Department is hosting a public meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the senior center to gauge public interest in the use of NEVs on city streets.
The village's Police, Fire and License Committee will review an NEV ordinance from Mount Horeb at its 6:30 p.m. meeting today at village hall.
"Every community seems to be enacting an ordinance governing it," Hanson said. "Instead of someone coming to us and saying, 'I want to buy an NEV, what do I do?' we want to have something already in place."
Hanson said no one has approached the village about driving NEVs on village streets.
Should the committee not have an issue with pursuing an NEV ordinance, the village would have to have a public hearing on it. Hanson said the ordinance wouldn't be in place, if pursued, until near the end of the year.
NEVs are becoming a hot topic for area municipalities.
The Monroe City Council passed its version of an NEV ordinance Aug. 6. Monroe's law allows NEVs to travel within the city on any street, alley or highway having a posted speed limit of 35 mph or less.
Darlington's Police Department is hosting a public meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the senior center to gauge public interest in the use of NEVs on city streets.