Worthington City Council voted to stop sharing its Flock license-plate-reader data with other agencies, keep the cameras running for local cases, and revisit the policy in December.
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Worthington City Council settled several open questions on its draft e-bike and e-scooter ordinance, including sidewalk speed limits, minimum ages, and helmets, and set a path to introduce the rules this month and vote in October.
Council approved contracts for a second season of targeted deer removal, with operations running December through February. Residents used public comment to press for more notification and to question the use of prison labor for processing.
Worthington's draft e-bike and e-scooter ordinance goes public in the July 20 council packet, with community input through August and adoption targeted for September — after council debated whether to move faster.
City staff presented first-year results of Worthington's targeted deer removal program to City Council, who heard praise for the execution alongside public-comment criticism of notification practices.
Worthington City Council heard working group recommendations for new ordinances covering e-bikes, e-scooters, and similar devices, including a sidewalk speed cap, helmet requirements for minors, and education-first enforcement.
Worthington City Council passes welcoming environment resolution, receives major bike and pedestrian infrastructure plans, and addresses deer management program concerns.