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Germantown trustees reopen debate on allowing ATVs and UTVs on village roads
Summary
Trustees and residents sharply debated whether to permit all-terrain and utility-terrain vehicles on municipal roads; trustees agreed to refer the matter to the full Village Board for consideration and mapping of eligible routes.
Trustee Rick Miller and other committee members reopened discussion on allowing all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) on Village of Germantown roads, with public commenters split and trustees asking staff to place the topic on the Village Board agenda for action.
Miller, who presented the item to the Public Safety Committee as an information and discussion item, described technical and legal eligibility requirements for road use and said "ATVs are increasing in popularity. A lot of residents are interested in utilizing ATVs on the road." He noted vehicles must be registered with the state, operators born on or after Jan. 1, 1988, need…
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