DNR seeking public comment on ATV trail proposal

DNR seeking public comment on ATV trail proposal

Public comment will be accepted by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on a proposed ATV trail in Olmsted and Fillmore counties until January 2, 2007.

The proposal would convert an existing 16.5-mile private trail into a grant-in-aid trail one mile east of Chatfield along State Highways 74 and 30. The trail predominantly runs through pasture, field edges, some wooded ravines and includes a scramble area in a sand pit. Both the landowners and the Bluff County ATV Club support the conversion and the City of Chatfield has tentatively agreed to sponsor the project. The ATV club would be responsible for trail maintenance.

The proposal would allow ATV’s to operate year-round, except for the month of November and during the spring thaw.

A map of the proposal will be posted on the DNR web site www.dnr.state.mn.us

Comments or questions should be directed to: Craig Blommer, Trails & Waterways Area Supervisor, 2300 Silver Creek Road NE, Rochester, MN 55906. Phone: (507) 280-5061 or email: craig.blommer@dnr.state.mn.us.

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