Eagle Lake puts foot down on spinning tires

The Eagle Lake city council are hoping to put an end to hotrod racing and tire spinning with the amending of an ordinance that would see an up to $500 penalty handed out among other consequences.

The ordinance amending comes after complaints of mainly adolescents “spinning tires” and racing hot-rods on Main St. in Downtown Eagle Lake.

State law was previously much clearer on the issue but according to City Manager Charles Jackson, the law has been amended so much that the city had to clarify the language in their own ordinance to address it.