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Somerset County to develop ATV-access application after contested public comment on Moxie Lake Road
Summary
After extensive public comment for and against opening Moxie Lake Road to ATVs, commissioners agreed to workshop a county application modeled on state criteria and to require an official request from the ATV club before taking action.
Commissioners in Somerset County heard an extended public comment period about requests to open roughly a 5.5-mile stretch of Moxie Lake Road to ATV and UTV traffic and agreed to develop a county application and workshop the criteria before making a decision. Public speakers included an assessor for The Forks Plantation who reported a town straw poll "14 to 5 in favor" and a longtime resident who said neighbors and commercial operators raised safety and emergency-response concerns.
Justin Stimpson, an assessor for The Forks Plantation, submitted a formal letter and told commissioners the…
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