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Resident urges stronger enforcement as off‑road vehicles damage City Park greenbelt
Summary
A resident told the Parks and Recreation Commission that ATVs and motorbikes are tearing up trails, starting fires and causing safety concerns in Converse City Park; staff and commissioners discussed barriers and neighborhood watch as partial responses but said enforcement depends on police resources.
A City Park neighbor urged the Parks and Recreation Commission on May 12 to do more to stop ATVs and off‑road motorcycles that are damaging trails, scarring vegetation and creating safety risks.
Speaking during the public comment period, a resident who signed in but did not give a name described repeated incidents of groups riding ATVs and motorcycles “tearing up the road” and said he keeps a collection of videos documenting the activity. He said riders sometimes wait until police leave, return and continue, and that the activity has resulted in scorched grass…
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