THE NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL approved a resolution on Wednesday night calling for regulation of motorized rental vehicles operating within the city's limits. / COURTESY DISCOVER NEWPORT
NEWPORT - Due to safety and congestion concerns, the Newport city council is seeking to regulate the amount of motorized rental vehicles on its roads, some of which are narrow in size. The council unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday night requesting that state legislators amend an existing state law that would authorize the city…