A move to change

the city's golf cart driving regulations so youngsters can drive while

supervised by grandparents has been scuttled.

The current

ordinance allows children ages 12 through 14 to drive a cart while supervised

grandparents should be allowed to supervise the cart-driving youths also.

But several

council members said at last week's council meeting that they were hesitant

to change the city's golf cart regulations.

"If anything,

I would like to tighten up the ordinance and make it tougher," said

Councilwoman Annie McMenamin.

McMenamin said

she couldn't support the change unless it was studied intensely like the

previous changes to the golf cart ordinances were several years ago. Councilwoman

Carol Fritz agreed.

Unless there

are a large number of requests for such a change, McMenamin said she couldn't

support it.

McMenamin explained

that the regulations help grandparents say no when youths ask to drive

their golf carts.

"It can

be very difficult for grandparents to say no," McMenamin said.

Tennant said

he felt such decisions should be left up to the grandparents.

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