NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 26, 2016
CONTACT: Dana Kazel, Communications Manager
218-725-5049 (office) • 218-591-2219 (cell)
County Board adds public hearing in Duluth regarding ATV ordinance
St. Louis County commissioners today unanimously approved adding a second public hearing - this one in Duluth - on the proposed ATV ordinance. Citizens are invited to comment on the draft ordinance on May 10, beginning at 9:45 a.m., during the County Board meeting held in the Duluth Courthouse, second floor.
The public hearing will then be continued, as originally scheduled, during the May 24 County Board meeting, which will be held at Hibbing City Hall. People also can offer comments by email to atv@stlouiscountymn.gov, or mail to ATV Ordinance, c/o St. Louis County Public Works, 4787 Midway Road, Duluth, MN 55811.
The proposed ordinance would make it legal for ATVs to operate on county roads outside of city limits. The County Board requested last fall that an ATV usage policy be considered, recognizing that there are many ATV trails within the County that require use of County Roads to travel from one trail to the next. The draft ordinance can be found at stlouiscountymn.gov/atv.
Prior to drafting the ordinance, county engineers gathered extensive input via three public meetings held throughout the County, an online survey, plus additional meetings with representatives of cities and townships within the county, law enforcement, and surrounding counties that have enacted ATV ordinances.
The May 10 public hearing was added following a request by the Duluth City Council.
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