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Oshkosh committee pauses on UTV/ATV ordinance; plans public poll and further study
Summary
After hours of testimony and briefing on state rules and county/municipal examples, the Transportation Committee did not adopt an ordinance Sept. 9 and directed staff to develop a public survey and gather more input before recommending whether to allow UTVs/ATVs on city streets.
The Oshkosh Transportation Committee on Sept. 9 discussed whether to permit utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) and all‑terrain vehicles (ATVs) on city streets but did not adopt an ordinance. Committee members asked staff to develop a public survey and return with additional analysis and suggested draft ordinance language.
The discussion stemmed from a recent Winnebago County ordinance that allows ATVs/UTVs on county roads and from council members asking the Transportation Committee for a recommendation. Dave Schmidt, president of Fox River Wheelers and the UTV/ATV Alliance of Winnebago County, told the committee he supports allowing machines with restrictions and said the alliance proposed excluding multilane highways: “We presented a proposal that would eliminate access at Highways 41, 44, Ninth Avenue, Highway 21, Highway 45, and Highway 76.…
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