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Local officials, supervisor debate ORV curfew in proposed ordinance
Summary
Roscommon County commissioners heard opposing views on a proposed ORV curfew: a township supervisor urged retaining a residential curfew (11 p.m.–5 a.m.) to give officers discretion; a commissioner and other speakers argued for removing it in residential areas as an infringement on movement.
Public comment and commissioner discussion addressed a proposed ORV ordinance provision that would limit ORV operation in residential areas from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Richfield Township supervisor Ray Luzinski urged the board to keep the curfew, saying it preserves officer discretion and helps reduce late-night misuse in his township, which he said has the county’s highest concentration of ORVs.
"It's not a violation of rights," Luzinski said. "People in this county are given the privilege of driving their ORVs on there. It's not a right... The whole idea behind the curfew... is to give the officer discretion when they make contact with that individual." Commissioners noted the curfew, as drafted, applied only in residential areas and said some language might be removed; Commissioner Milburn and others raised individual-liberty concerns. The board agreed to present the ordinance to the Law Enforcement Association on June 18 for further review and to revisit the curfew language before final action.
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