Sledding Hill Effort Stalls in Legislature

BOONE, Iowa---The Boone Park Commission asked Representative Chip Baltimore to propose legislation that would remove some of the liability carried by cities and park commissions for sledding hills.  There's currently a law that limits liability of public entities for things like skate parks and the Park Commission wanted Baltimore to have sledding hills included.  Baltimore said the House Judiciary Committee voted 10-to-10 on the proposal Monday afternoon which killed the current effort.  The sledding hill in McHose Park has been closed since last year as part of an agreement on a multi-million dollar injury lawsuit.