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Residents, council discuss potential ATV road connectors and trails after regional ride drew visitors
Summary
Citizens urged the council to pursue road openings and trail connections to tap ATV tourism after a recent regional ride brought visitors from multiple states; councilmembers said the city would need lease/landowner agreements and PennDOT or county approval to open connectors to existing trails.
Several residents raised ATV- and trail-connection opportunities during public comment at the May 19 Saint Marys City Council meeting, pressing the council to consider opening specific local roads as connectors to regional ATV networks.
Speakers said a recent regional ATV ride brought tourists to area businesses and suggested the community could benefit economically from improved access. "There was over a thousand people that this ride they had this weekend — every restaurant around here ... made a hell of a business," one resident said. Participants reported riders from Ohio, New York,…
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