LANSING, N.Y. — An ordinance which would have restricted personal watercraft riding hours and placed speed limits on all boats along the town of Lansing's stretch of
Cayuga Lake failed to get a second at August 20 town meeting. None
of the sitting board members seconded the ordinance when the motion was
brought by Town Board Member Douglas McEver.

The ordinance would have barred PWC operation only from 8:00pm to 10:00am in
the morning, and would have placed speed limits on all vessels 1,500 feet
from shore.

"We agree that there need to be reasonable regulations on motor boating in
order to promote safety," said Stephan Andranian of the American Watercraft
Association. "But this proposal wasn't the right way to do it."

Andranian stated that the AWA would work with town officials to develop a
regulation for all motorboats if called upon.

More than 60 people attended the meeting, including many PWC owners from the
Finger Lakes Region. This area of upstate New York has seen a flurry of town
ordinances proposed since the state granted local municipalities the ability
to regulate their own waterways. However, few ordinances have met with
approval, and all anti-PWC proposals have met with staunch opposition from
the dedicated PWC community.