Concerns about possible fatal consequences by activities on the frozen surface of either the City Lake or the city-owned Santa Fe Lake lead to Augusta City Council passage of an ordinance Monday night making it unlawful to be on the frozen surface.
The ordinance passed 5-3 with council members Michael Huddleston, Mike Wallace, and Mike Rawlings voting “Nay” and suggesting more fine tuning of the two-section ordinance.
That ordinance states, “It shall be unlawful for any person to be upon the surface of Lake Augusta-Garvin Park or Santa Fe Lake when the surface is frozen, partially or completely, or appears to be frozen. when on foot or using a device to move across the surface of the lake. Further, it shall be unlawful to throw, cast upon or propel any object upon the surface of the lake when the surface is frozen or appears to be frozen.”
Penalties of up to a $1,000 fine or 30 days jail time apply.
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