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Umatilla County delays ATV ordinance after map, signage and tribal concerns
Summary
After a public hearing and extensive staff briefings on a proposed ATV/PTV ordinance and a county road map, commissioners agreed to continue the second reading to allow map edits, further tribal coordination and clarification of signage and funding.
Umatilla County commissioners on Nov. 25 continued the second reading of a proposed ATV/PTV ordinance after public comment and staff presentations raised questions about the map of roads included, signage costs and potential conflicts with tribal reservation boundaries.
An email read into the record from landowner Chad Dodd described escalating problems on Government Mountain Road — including late-night parties, firearms, vandalism and trespassing — and asked that the county close the road to the public. "We are asking the Government Mountain Road be closed to the public," the email said, citing safety,…
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