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Resident urges expansion of Ordinance 91 to permit Class 1 and 4 ATVs on rural county roads
Summary
A Klamath County resident asked commissioners to broaden Ordinance 91 to allow Class 1 and Class 4 ATVs on additional county roads to improve access to public wilderness; commissioners asked for a narrower, targeted proposal and input from public works and law enforcement before any ordinance change.
Jason Jennings, a Klamath County resident, asked the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 22 to expand Ordinance 91 — which currently permits ATV/UTV use on a small stretch (Crescent Cutoff Road) — so Class 1 and Class 4 off‑road vehicles can legally travel on additional county roads to reach public wilderness and staging points. “We’re just looking to be able to afford the same right to go from, like, my driveway up to Stouffville Mountain,” Jennings said, describing long trailers or forced detours to reach public land.
Jennings and a colleague showed maps indicating where…
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