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Select Board approves wording for ATV/UTV ballot question to recommend ordinance on 'some roads'
Summary
The Tinmouth Select Board agreed on ballot language asking voters whether the board should adopt an ordinance allowing ATVs and UTVs on some town roads, clarifying voters can only recommend and that specific road designations will be decided later.
The Tinmouth Select Board reviewed and approved ballot wording asking voters whether the board should adopt an ordinance to allow all-terrain vehicles and utility task vehicles on some town roads. "Shall the voters recommend that the select board adopt an ordinance to allow all terrain vehicles and utility task vehicles on some town roads?" Chair read as the proposed question and board members settled on the phrase "some roads" to avoid suggesting a blanket change to all town roads.
Board members clarified that voters cannot themselves adopt an ordinance; they can only recommend approval and, if the board adopts an ordinance, residents can petition for disapproval. Speaker 1 explained that the voters' role is advisory in this context and that specific roads would be designated by the board in a later process; board members agreed to place the question on the ballot and to address road-specific designations at an upcoming town information meeting.
