Amber resident seeks ATV ordinance

Board of Supervisors
By: 
Kim Brooks
Express Editor

     A resident of Amber is pushing to see Jones County establish an ATV/UTV ordinance.

     Bobby Krum was in attendance at the May 1 Jones County Supervisor meeting. He presented each supervisor with a packet of information and sample ordinances a variety of neighboring counties: Jackson, Delaware, Cedar, and Clinton.

     Jones County currently does not have an ATV/UTV ordinance. They fall in line with what the State of Iowa has on the books, without superseding the state law.

     Krum said he and other ATV owners simply want to be able to drive their vehicles legally on county roads.

     “We want to spark recreation and tourism,” he said.

     To help in his efforts, Krum started a social media page on Facebook titled “Jones County, Iowa ATV/UTV Alliance.” The page states: “The purpose of this page is to help Jones County ATV/UTV enthusiasts assemble a roads to trails ordinance, while promoting safety, and economic growth.”

     Krum has started an online petition, and the board said it would gladly accept the petition once Krum has secured enough signatures.

     “In the past several years, I’ve had several people say something to me about this matter,” said Supervisor Jon Zirkelbach. “This can help promote safe usage with putting some teeth in the law.”

     Krum said each county is different in their rules, but it comes down to hours of operation and vehicle requirements.

     “Several businesses already support this effort,” Krum noted of rural businesses that could benefit.

     Supervisor Ned Rohwedder said he liked Krum’s approach to proposing an ordinance.

     “I’m open to discussion,” Krum offered. “This is just a starting point.”

 

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