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Prairie Creek board to close West Side to ATVs and horses effective Aug. 1 after water-company request
Summary
Citing the water company’s concerns about water-quality and wildlife-preservation language in the lease, the Prairie Creek Parks Board voted to close the West Side (Indian Hillside area) to ATV and equestrian access effective Aug. 1, with an educational grace period and directions to notify user groups and update reservations.
The Prairie Creek Parks Board voted to close the West Side of Kirkwood Reservoir — including the Indian Hillside equestrian and ATV trails — to ATVs and horses effective Aug. 1, the board said at a public meeting. The board framed the action as a response to a request from the reservoir’s water company and as a gesture of goodwill while lease language is reviewed. Board members said the water company raised concerns that the West Side areas lie within a wildlife-preservation zone and that horse and ATV use may not comply with the lease’s intended uses; the water company's request prompted the board to consider an immediate closure or a delayed effective…
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