Dear [State Representative],
I would like to ask you for your support the Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) legislation that will soon be introduced by Representative Joel Sheltrown. These bills would open the shoulders of county roads to allow ORV users to go from the trail system to the nearby communities to obtain food, fuel and lodging. They would help local communities in these trying economic times. It would also allow local residents to go from their homes to the trail system easily for family recreation. Thank you for taking the time to review these bills and for your support.
bbarel said:Is there a bill# we should reference?
tdunn976 said:On Friday Jan. 19,2007 State Representative Joel Sheltrown was named Committee Chair for Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Conservation!
This committee oversees the MDNR and Travel in Michigan.
We NEED YOU!
Joel will be introducing legislation to open county road shoulders north of the rifle line in Michigan.
The Bills will be introduced with in the next 3 weeks!
I don't see anything in the proposal that requires ORV trails in the county in order to allow ORVs on shoulders, so I think YES!sanford said:Does this mean that some counties could allow ORV usage on the road in counties that have no ORV trail system?????
thanks
• A county board of commissioners would have the ability to adopt an ordinance permitting the operation of ORVs/ATVs on streets and roads under its jurisdiction (not state or federal highways). The county board of commissioners could extend this authority to its local municipalities.
• A county road commission would have the authority to close up to 30% of county roads to ORVs/ATVs to protect the environment or if a particular threat to public safety exists.
The intent is to allow the orv's and the communities to obtain the benefits and economic gains of ORV users from the trail system to the surrounding communities, also allow area residents to ride from thier homes to the trail system.ORV's are a all year round benefit compared to the snowmobiles which due to weather no longer pay the bills in the winter.sanford said:I HOPE that is not true. If I'm not mistaken, the purpose of allowing ORV's on the shoulder is for them to access gas stations, hotels, etc from the trail itself. This may have its benefits. I dont understand the reason for allowing ORV's to run wherever they choose on the shoulders of roads in northern Michigan, if in fact that is what the proposal is for.
My thoughts are based on the large amount of VERY nice residential areas and the large amount of idiots that own ORVs.
KTM Mike said:FWIW - there is a meeting in Gaylord on Monday (which I can not attend) being held by the DNR to solicit input on road shoulder use. My impression from prior posts, DNR opposes this effort in a big way. Our local paper (Montmorency County Tribune) published a small blurb about the meeting, stating that our county Sherrif and Road Commission will have people there to communicate their SUPPORT of open road shoulders. .
Tom - will there be any D-14 or other pro ORV people at that meeting that you know of? FWIW - I strongly agree with your comment about policing our own. I have had more than my share of trail side chats with some of these "idiots" locally. Peer pressure is strong force I hope.[/QUOTE said:Sorry to say first that I have heard about this meeting!
Sometimes the powers that be do not inform us to try and solicit oppions from people that are not associated with us.
Due to work and several other meetings I will not be able to get there but will be at the NOVACC meetings in Grayling Feb.
and at conservation summit in Lansing.
If any one is able to go to gaylord meeting, Please do and report back.
KTM Mike said:Headline: Meeting on ORV road use planned:
The Michigan DNR will hold a meeting on Monday, January 29, 10:00 AM to noon, at the DNR Gaylord Operations Service Center to discuss the use of county roads for ORV Traffic. Representatives of the Montmorency County Sheriff Department and the Montmorency County Road Commission will be in attendance.
KTM Mike said:RJ - great, glad to hear that. I feel much better knowing we will be represented!
A suggestion I would offer is to contact the Montmorency County Sherrif - see if you guys could coordinate somehow with them - here the CCC is, representing X,xxx ORV users, who host events in various counties, including Montmorency County, and according to the county locals, no issues bla bla bla. ROS had a big, positive impact on the community - when you can talk numbers like that positively impacting a small town, AND have the Sheriff AND Road Commission right there supporting you, is a pretty strong statement! It would also be interesting to see if the Sheriff would bring out comment along the line of Bret and Scotts comment - why does the DNR feel they have jurisdiction anyhow?
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