MADEIRA BEACH — The city commission decided at a special meeting on Oct. 4 to appoint Recreation Director Jay Hatch as interim city manager. He will replace current City Manager
MADEIRA BEACH â Saying they are âall over town,â are âdangerousâ and âneed to be regulated,â Mayor John Hendricks came down hard on electric bicycles and scooters at the city commissionâs Jan. 27 workshop meeting.
Hendricks told of an incident where he nearly ran over a child riding an electric bicycle âwho was coming out of Johnâs Pass Village and pulled right in front of me as I was coming down the bridge.â He also said a woman was run over and killed Jan. 14 on Gulf Boulevard in Madeira Beach.
Hendricks said he would like to see the e-bikes banned in the city.