Ordinance 1997-8

ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING HOURS FOR COOK STATION PARK

WHEREAS, the Millersburg Park and Recreation Board has recommended that Cook Station Park be open to the public from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm between April 2 and November 1, and from 6 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. between November 2 and April 1;

WHEREAS, Cook Station Park is owned. by the Town of Millersburg, and is within the jurisdiction of the Millersburg Town Council;

WHEREAS, the Millersburg Town Council believes that it will promote public safety and help to prevent peoples usage of the Park from becoming a nuisance to Town residents to limit the hours that the Park can be used;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED, by the Town Council of the Town of Millersburg, Indiana as follows;

Section 1. Cook Station Park shall be open to the public from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. between and including the dates of April 2 through November 1, and from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. between and including the dates of November 2 through April 1.

Section 2. It shall be a violation of this Ordinance for any individual to be within the boundaries of Cook Station Park during hours other than set forth in paragraph 1 above, except in the event that the individual is participating in an event approved and scheduled by the Millersburg Park and Recreation Board, which event has extended beyond normal Park hours.

Section 3. A $25.00 fine shall be imposed for a violation of this Ordinance.

Section 4. Revenues generated from tines for violations o this Ordinance shall be deposited in the general fund of the Town of Millersburg, Indiana.

Section 5. The Millersburg Park and Recreation Board and the Millersburg Street and Utilities Department are hereby authorized and directed to place a sign or signs at the Cook Station Park setting forth the hours the park is open to the public.

Section 6. This Ordinance shall be effective front and after its passage by the Town Council, publication according to law, and the posting at Cook Station Park of the hours the park is open to the public.

ADOPTED, ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED, this 7th day of April, 1997.