CITY HALL — Weeks after the drowning of 27-year-old stylist Zahrie Walls, Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th) is pushing for a law that would require anyone boarding a boat to wear a life vest.
Coleman introduced the ordinance during Wednesday’s City Council session. The proposed law would apply to all boaters on all vessels, from sailboats to personal watercraft. Boaters found in violation could receive a fine of up to $500.
Coleman told Block Club she was moved to act after Walls’ death, noting that life vests saved two others who had fallen into the water during Black Yacht Weekend in late June…