This came in my inbox, everyone is welcome to comment, even those from out of state. This is important, and we need the numbers on the good side of the issue to respond, to out number the negitive voices.


http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/rele...?id=1164733450

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeking
public comment on ATV trail proposal

Nov. 28, 2006

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.