Local resident pleads with city council for a ban on texting while driving

During public comments at the regular meeting of the city council on Sept. 20, local resident Fred Zak addressed the city council for the fourth time and pleaded with them to pass an ordinance banning cell phone use while driving.

Zak said he had been seriously ill and apologized for not having prepared more information but said that one statistic he found online stated that 6,660 people admitted to texting while driving.