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County approves snowmobile-ordinance summary for publication as Warm Lake access changes threaten grooming routes

Valley County Board of County Commissioners · December 9, 2025
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Commissioners approved publishing the summary of Valley County’s snowmobile ordinance; recreation staff warned a proposed Warm Lake closure tied to the Perpetua project could remove roughly 38 miles of groomed trail and reduce registration revenue by about $10,000 annually.

Valley County commissioners voted Dec. 8 to allow publication of a summary of the county’s snowmobile ordinance; staff said the summary will be printed in the local paper as part of public notice ahead of the ordinance taking effect.

Gretchen Binghamen, identified in the transcript as the recreation director, told commissioners that online payments for recreation passes and parking permits are live and that the county will present the recreation…

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