Golf cart access on Mellonville Avenue
Summary
The city is refining where golf carts can go, including new crossings near the sports complex. A traffic study found about 5,500 vehicles a day turn onto Mellonville, and the chief strongly opposes opening that road to golf carts. Clearer signage and legend updates are coming.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Apr 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Modest costs for new signage and possibly an interactive GIS map; a golf cart overpass was joked about as the only real Mellonville fix.
Golf cart users and downtown visitors who will get clearer routes and safer crossings to the sports complex.
Mellonville Avenue residents remain concerned about speed and traffic volume, which they've petitioned the city about.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Live From the City of Sanford City Commission Meeting @ 7pm — April 13, 2026
A golfer-cart advocate asked the commission to put Mellonville Avenue back in the golf cart zone, citing zero accidents from 2013-2019. The mayor declined, deferring to Police Chief Cecil Smith's traffic-safety study of 5,000+ daily cars.
Live From the City of Sanford City Commission Meeting @ 7pm — March 9, 2026
Victoria Huggins asked the commission to put Mellonville Avenue back on the golf cart map, citing 2019 and 2026 traffic studies showing no reported golf cart accidents and arguing bikes and skateboards are allowed where carts aren't.
Live From the City of Sanford City Commission Work Session Meeting @ — March 9, 2026
The city is refining where golf carts can go, including new crossings near the sports complex. A traffic study found about 5,500 vehicles a day turn onto Mellonville, and the chief strongly opposes opening that road to golf carts. Clearer signage and legend updates are coming.
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