ATV traffic open on county highways

There were distinct sides drawn at the Price County Board meeting last week as the agenda asked for more discussion by board members concerning the recent vote to keep the ATV/UTV ordinances as originally written, followed by a second vote by the Highway and Transportation Committee to open the driving lanes of all county highways for the popular recreational machines.

Board Chairman Bob Kopisch said he’d added the topic to the agenda because given the number of phone calls he’d had from concerned constituents, he thought the board should have a more extensive discussion on the controversial idea of opening the county highways.

Speaking before the board comments, Price County ATV Association President Dale Tenut was present to clarify information concerning the age of the youngest riders, which had been reported as 12-years old.

Read more: Price County Review

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