There shall be appointed employees to be known as "school crossing guards" for the protection of schoolchildren crossing highways to and from school. These guards, in such number as the Council shall direct, shall be appointed as temporary employees by the Manager for such period of time as he shall determine. Guards shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the Chief of Police and shall perform such duties with respect to the safety of schoolchildren at crossings as outlined by the Chief of Police. Each guard shall have the powers of a police officer in the direction and control of traffic at the crossing or crossings to which such guard is assigned. The Chief of Police shall make rules for the conduct and duty hours of such guards, subject to the approval of the Director of Safety.
[Amended 10-17-2022]
A. 
No motorized vehicle, as defined in Section 14-1 of the General Statutes, shall be operated on the following public streets in the Town of Wethersfield:
(1) 
The gated entrance at Great Meadow Road east and south of the Putnam Memorial Bridge.
(2) 
First Lane.
(3) 
Second Lane.
(4) 
Elm Street east of the west right-of-way line of Connecticut Interstate Route 91.
(5) 
Elm Street extension.
B. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this prohibition shall not apply to Meadows property owners or their invitees.
[Added 10-17-2022]
Nonresident persons or entities having good cause to operate motorized vehicles on the roads referred to in § 157-2 may apply for a special permit from the Town Manager.
[Added 10-17-2022]
A. 
The Town Manager shall enforce § 157-2 by permanently locking the gates at the following two entrances into the Wethersfield Meadows:
(1) 
The gated entrance at Great Meadow Road east and south of the Putnam Memorial Bridge.
(2) 
The gated entrance at Elm Street west of Connecticut Interstate Route 91.
B. 
The Town Manager shall be the keeper of keys to the gates (the "keys"), and shall control and document the distribution of keys. No person except the Town Manager or his designee is permitted to make copies of the keys.
C. 
The Town Manager shall provide keys to all Meadows property owners. Each Meadows property owner may keep and use the key on an ongoing basis, and shall have the responsibility to safeguard the key, ensure that the key is not copied, and ensure that the gates are closed and locked except as needed for the passage of a permitted motorized vehicle. For good cause, including, but not limited to, violation of any provision in this section, the Town Manager may impose reasonable restrictions on a Meadows property owner's right to keep and use a key. Any such action by the Town Manager shall be taken after reasonable notice and a hearing, and shall be subject to a right of appeal by the Meadows property owner.
D. 
The Town Manager may provide a key to any person whom a Meadows property owner (a "sponsoring owner") identifies to the Town Manager, in writing, as an invitee who requires ongoing access to the Wethersfield Meadows by motorized vehicle (an "ongoing invitee"). An ongoing invitee may keep and use the key on an ongoing basis. The sponsoring owner and ongoing invitee shall share the responsibility to safeguard the key, ensure that the key is not copied, and ensure that the gates are closed and locked except as needed for the passage of a permitted motorized vehicle. For good cause, including, but not limited to, violation of any provision in this section, the Town Manager may revoke an ongoing invitee's right to keep and use a key. Any such action by the Town Manager shall be taken after reasonable notice and a hearing, and shall be subject to a right of appeal by the Meadows property owner.
E. 
Other Wethersfield residents may request access to operate a motorized vehicle on the roads in the Wethersfield Meadows. The Town Manager shall provide a key to accommodate such person's access.
[Added 10-17-2022]
A. 
In addition to all other remedies available to the Town by law a violation of § 157-2 shall be punishable by citation issued by The Town Manager, or a designee, in the amount of $250 per occurrence.
B. 
The provisions of C.G.S. § 7-152c, Subsections (b) through (g), inclusive, are hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein.