Wauconda officials will develop regulations to limit the use of small, remote-controlled drones over public and private property.
The move was prompted by complaints about someone flying a drone near boaters on Bangs Lake earlier this summer, Village Administrator Doug Maxeiner said. Officials fear the buzzing machines — formally called unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aerial vehicles — could distract boaters, water-skiers or other people on the lake and potentially cause injuries.
More sinister safety issues also were raised during a discussion Tuesday at village hall.
“Who knows what kind of weaponry can be attached to these things,” Maxeiner said … MORE
Chicago Daily Herald | July 6, 2016
