By Barbara Tetreault
BERLIN — Communities across Coos County vary in their approach to off-highway recreational vehicles with some allowing OHRVs on municipal roads and others limiting OHRVs to trails only. Ordinances and restrictions also differ widely across the region according to a study by North Country Council.
kAm(:E9 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 }6:= 2?5 {@F:D6 %:==@ED@? uF?5[ E96 }]w] s6A2CE>6?E @7 #6D@FC46D 2?5 t4@?@>:4 s6G6=@A>6?E[ 2?5 &$sp #FC2= s6G6=@A>6?E[ }@CE9 r@F?ECJ r@F?4:= AC@5F465 2 D6G6?\A286 C6A@CE DF>>2C:K:?8 >F?:4:A2= C68F=2E:@?[ DE2E6 C68F=2E:@? 2?5 FD286 52E2 7@C ~w#'D] q642FD6 E96 DEF5J 7@4FD65 @? @?\C@25 FD286 5FC:?8 DF>>6C 2?5 72== >@?E9D[ :E 567:?65 ~w#' 2D p%'D[ D:56\3J\D:56D[ 2?5 5:CE 3:<6D]k^Am
kAmQ%9:D 7:CDE DE6A C62==J =@@<D 2E D276EJ :DDF6D[Q D2:5 }rr tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C q2C32C2 #@36CED@?[ H9@ 92?565 @FE E96 C6A@CE E@ E96 q6C=:? 4:EJ 4@F?4:= 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9]k^Am
kAm#@36CED@? 6IA=2:?65 E92E E96 8@2= @7 E96 DEF5J :D E@ 96=A 564:D:@? >2<6CD 3J AC@G:5:?8 D@>6 32D6=:?6 52E2] $96 ?@E65 E92E ~w#' FD6 92D D66? :?4C65:3=6 8C@HE9 :? E96 4:EJ] $96 D2:5 E96 ?6IE DE6A :D E@ 4C62E6 2 8C@FA E92E 42? H@C< E@86E96C[ D92C6 52E6[ 2?5 >@G6 7@CH2C5 @? 2 4@>AC696?D:G6 2AAC@249 E@ ~w#' FD6] #@36CED@? 2D<65 E96 4@F?4:= E@ 2AA@:?E 2 >6>36C E@ D6CG6 @? E96 8C@FA] r@F?4:=@CD ?@E65 E92E r@F?4:=@C #@=2?5 %9636C86[ H9@ H2D 23D6?E E92E ?:89E[ 92D D6CG65 2D E96 4@F?4:= A@:?E A6CD@? @? ~w#' :DDF6D 2?5 D2:5 E96J H@F=5 2AA@:?E 9:> DF3;64E E@ 9:D 2AAC@G2=]k^Am
kAmr@F?4:=@C |:4926= #@K6< 2D<65 :7 }@CE9 r@F?ECJ r@F?4:=VD 8@2= :D E@ :?4C62D6 ~w#' 2446DD @C E@ C6DEC:4E :E] #@36CED@? D2:5 96C 286?4JVD 8@2= :D E@ 3C:?8 >F?:4:A2=:E:6D 2?5 :?E6C6DE65 A2CE:6D E@86E96C E@ =@@< 2E D276EJ 2?5 C68F=2E:@?D 2?5 4@>6 E@ 2? 28C66>6?E @? E96 36DE H2J E@ AC@4665]k^Am
kAm%96 DEF5J 7@F?5 D:I 4@>>F?:E:6D[ q6C=:?[ r@=63C@@<[ sF>>6C[ v@C92>[ {2?42DE6C 2?5 !:EED3FC8[ 2==@H p%'D H:56 2446DD E@ E@H? C@25D] p446DD E@ DE2E6 C@25D :D 2==@H65 3J C6BF6DE @7 E96 =68:D=2E:G6 3@5J @7 E96 >F?:4:A2=:EJ :? 2C62D H96C6 E96 DA665 =:>:E :D bd >A9 @C =@H6C] q@E9 q6C=:? 2?5 v@C92> 2==@H 2446DD E@ DE2E6 C@25D 2D H6==]k^Am
kAm$6G6? 4@>>F?:E:6Di r=2C<DG:==6[ r@=F>3:2[ }@CE9F>36C=2?5[ |:=2?[ $E2C<[ $E6H2CEDE@H?[ 2?5 $EC2E7@C5[ 2==@H =:>:E65 FD6 @7 E@H? C@25D 7@C EC2:= 4@??64E:@?] p?@E96C D6G6? 4@>>F?:E:6Di r2CC@==[ s2=E@?[ tCC@=[ y6776CD@?[ #2?5@=A9[ $96=3FC?6[ 2?5 (9:E67:6=5[ 5@ ?@E A6C>:E ~w#'D @? E@H? C@25D]k^Am
kAm{@42= C6DEC:4E:@?D @? ~w#' FD6[ >2:?=J 9@FCD @7 @A6C2E:@? 2?5 DA665 =:>:ED[ 2=D@ G2CJ H:56=J 24C@DD E96 C68:@? 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 DEF5J]k^Am
kAm~7 E96 4@>>F?:E:6D E92E 2==@H ~w#' @? =@42= C@25D[ 2 >2;@C:EJ C6DEC:4E 9@FCD @7 @A6C2E:@?] qFE E96 9@FCD @7 @A6C2E:@? G2CJ] $@>6 E@H?D 2==@H ~w#'D E@ FD6 E@H? C@25D 7C@> f 2]>] E@ `_ A]>] H9:=6 @E96CD D6E E96 E:>6 2D g 2]>] E@ h A]>] @C 2==@H FD6 7C@> 92=7 2? 9@FC 367@C6 DF?C:D6 E@ 92=7 2? 9@FC 27E6C DF?D6E]k^Am
kAm%96 D6G6? 4@>>F?:E:6D E92E C6DEC:4E 9@FCD @7 @A6C2E:@? 2=D@ DA64:7J DA665 =:>:ED[ C2?8:?8 7C@> a_ >A9 E@ b_ >A9]k^Am
kAm}@CE9 r@F?ECJ r@F?4:= DE277 4@?5F4E65 `d 4C@DD:?8 4@F?ED 2?5 7:G6 :?E6CD64E:@? 4@F?ED 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?EJ @G6C E96 DF>>6C] %96 DEF5J D2:5 E96 4@F?ED AC@G:56 2? :?5:42E:@? @7 A@E6?E:2= 4@?7=:4E 36EH66? ~w#'D 2?5 EC25:E:@?2= G69:4=6D 2D E96 ?F>36C @7 ~w#' C:56CD 4C@DD:?8 AF3=:4 C@25 :?4C62D6D]k^Am
kAm%96 DEF5J =@@<65 2E E9C66 4C@DD:?8D :? v@C92> — E96 !:<6 !:E :?E6CD64E:@? E@ q6C=:?[ E96 !:<6 !:E :?E6CD64E:@? @7 y6C:49@ $E2E6 !2C< 2?5 E96 EC2:=9625 A2C<:?8 @? #@FE6 a] '@=F>6D 2E 2== E9C66 4C@DD:?8 C624965 A62< 5FC:?8 E96 y6C:49@ p%' 76DE:G2=] %96 A62< 4@F?E 2E E96 EC2:=9625 A2C<:?8 2C62 H2D `[d`` 5FC:?8 E96 $2EFC52J @7 E96 76DE:G2=]k^Am
kAm%96 DEF5J =@@<65 2E E9C66 :?E6CD64E:@? 4C@DD:?8D :? q6C=:? 5FC:?8 E96 y6C:49@ p%' 76DE:G2= :? pF8FDE] p E@E2= @7 `[a`b ~w#'D EC2G6=65 E9C@F89 E96 |2D@? 2?5 &?:EJ $EC66ED :?E6CD64E:@? H9:=6 E96 v=6? pG6?F6^|2D@? $EC66E :?E6CD64E:@? D2H `[`d_ C:56CD 7C@> hib_ 2]>] E@ bi`d A]>] H9:=6 `[fed H6?E E9C@F89 E96 :?E6CD64E:@? 2E u:CDE pG6?F6 2?5 w:==D:56 pG6?F6 36EH66? hib_ 2]>] 2?5 bicd A]>]k^Am
kAm%96 DEF5J :56?E:7:65 4@>>F?:E:6D H:E9 7F==\E:>6 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E 2D H6== 2D E9@D6 H:E9 2 A2CE E:>6 56A2CE>6?E] %H@ E@H?D[ tCC@= 2?5 $96=3FC?6[ 56A6?5 @? DE2E6 A@=:46 2?5 |:=2? 4@?EC24ED H:E9 q6C=:? 7@C A@=:46 4@G6C286]k^Am
kAmq6C=:?[ v@C92>[ $E2C<[ 2?5 E96 r@@D $96C:77’D s6A2CE>6?E 2AA=:65 7@C A2EC@= 7F?5D 7C@> }]w] u:D9 2?5 v2>6 :? a_`e] x? :ED 2AA=:42E:@?D[ q6C=:? C6A@CE65 fh 4@>A=2:?ED :? a_`d 2?5 C6A@CE65 92?5:?8 @FE dd H2C?:?8D[ `h 4@FCE DF>>@?D[ 2?5 >2<:?8 @?6 2CC6DE] v@C92> C6A@CE65 dh 4@>A=2:?ED[ 92?5:?8 @FE df H2C?:?8D[ EH@ 4@FCE DF>>@?D[ 2?5 >2<:?8 @?6 2CC6DE] %96 D96C:77’D 56A2CE>6?E C6A@CE65 7:G6 4@>A=2:?ED[ 92?5:?8 @FE a`a H2C?:?8D 2?5 cb 4@FCE DF>>@?D]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.