City of Grayling has voted to open the city streets for ATV/ORV traffic
Friday, June 4, 2010 City approves ORV ordinance
by Dan Sanderson-Staff Writer Crawford County Avalanche
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 1:24 PM EDT
The Grayling City Council, last week, approved an ordinance that will allow ORVs/ATVs to motor through the community.Under the ordinance, an ORV is prohibited from traveling at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, which has been determined to 10 mph by city officials.Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., ORVs cannot travel at a speed greater than the minimum required to maintain forward movement of the ORV.
- No ORV may be operated on Michigan Avenue except to cross Michigan Avenue to avoid conflicts with traffic from Mercy Hospital Grayling and other medical offices and from the AuSable Primary School and Grayling Elementary School.
- No ORV may be operated on Lawndale Street to avoid disturbing activities at the Grayling Senior Center and seniors living in apartments rented by the Grayling Housing Commission.
- No ORV may be operated on or cross James Street, except when crossing James Street at Ottawa Street, Ogemaw Street, Ionia Street or Charles Street when traffic is clear and only after stopping.
- No ORV may be operated on railroad property within the city.
- No ORV may be operated in the city except for the purpose of gaining access to or from an area of operation outside the city by the most direct route.
- ORVs shall travel at the extreme right of the street with the flow of traffic.Finally, ORVs must come to a complete stop at every street intersection.
Grayling City Council Member Dennis Robinson, said he favored opening up a few streets for ORV travel to preserve the peace and quiet in the community. Robinson, who was appointed to fill a vacancy on the council on April 26, said that the ordinance could be tweaked in the future.
"We can do it this way, and if doesn't work out, we can revisit it," Robinson said.
A committee of city officials has been working on the ORV ordinance for several months, hoping it will give hotels and motels, gas stations, restaurants and businesses that sell ORV parts and equipment a shot in the arm.Grayling City resident Heidi Farmer said she was not in favor of having ORVs traveling by her home as snowmobiles do in the winter. Farmer, however, acknowledged that the community needs the added revenues."Given the current economy and given there is no end in sight, I'm sure we need the added taxes and revenues that this will bring to the community," Farmer said.
The ordinance goes into effect on Sunday, June 13, said Grayling City Clerk Michele Moshier.
John Chad, a director for the Happi-Trails ORV Club based in Frederic, said the group is still working with Department of Natural Resources and Environment and local officials to get a trail located behind the former Crawford County Fairgrounds opened for ORV travel. Chad added that he also seeking to get routes open to get ORVs to the Ramada Inn of Grayling, the Days Inn and the Westside Dinner.Chad said that Frederic area campgrounds, restaurants and motels have already seen a significant peak in business after Crawford County officials approved its ORV ordinance last year."They're having ATV's coming through town like nobody's business," Chad said.
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