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Resident presents petition to allow UTVs, ATVs and motorcycles on Barnstead roads
Summary
A petitioner told the Barnstead board they submitted a warrant article to permit UTVs, motorcycles and ATVs on public roads, said they had well over the 25 signatures required, and was advised the town clerk would verify signatures for placement on the town-meeting warrant.
A resident presented a petition warrant article asking voters to allow utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs), motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on town roads and asked the board how to proceed. The petitioner said they had collected 59 signatures and were handed another 30, well above the 25-signature threshold the board said is required for a petition warrant.
The board advised the petitioner to submit the signatures for verification. A town official said the tax collector/town clerk would check the signatures and, if valid, the article would be placed on the town meeting warrant for a vote by residents. “I have 59, but I also got handed another 30. So, I have well over 25,” the petitioner said while presenting the papers.
The board did not vote on the petition; it described the procedural steps for petition warrant articles and confirmed the town’s role is ministerial — verifying the signatures and placing a valid petition on the warrant rather than approving the content itself. The petitioner was told to follow up with the clerk’s office for the formal verification.
