The Bastrop City Council is poised to adopt a new ordinance to regulate electric bicycle, GPS-equipped bicycle and motor-assisted scooter services in the city.
The City Council on May 25 voted 4-0 to approve the first reading of the ordinance, which would go into effect should it pass a second vote June 8.
Only four members of the council were present during the May 25 meeting to vote on the ordinance. Council Member Bill Peterson was absent due to illness.
The ordinance, as crafted by Police Chief Clint Nagy, defines how and where these modes of transportation can be used in the city, while also providing guidelines for companies that seek to provide electric bicycle, GPS-equipped bicycle or motor-assisted scooter services in Bastrop.
After unofficial election results showed Jimmy Crouch narrowly defeating Cheryl Lee for the open Place 4 Bastrop City Council seat by just four votes, an official recount in the election will occur Monday.
According to results released by the Bastrop County elections office on May 1, Crouch received 616 votes, or 50.2% of the vote, compared to Lee s 612 votes, or 49.8%.
A statement released by the city on Friday said the city received a petition on Thursday requesting a recount of the votes in the Place 4 election.
The statement said a recount, a process of verifying the number of votes in an election, was requested by Lee.