DIXFIELD — Discussion on a troublesome section of Route 142 will continue at the selectmen meeting at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at the Ludden Memorial Library.
Resident Freemont Tibbetts approached the board this past year year to say recreational vehicles such as ATVs and snowmobiles have been riding along a section of Route 142 that is difficult for oncoming vehicles to see. He gave selectmen copies of a video showing the danger of the practice.
After the Dec. 9 selectmen meeting, police Chief Richard Pickett released a statement that said town ordinance prohibits ATVs and dirt bikes registered as ATVs from riding along Main Street from the Mexico town line to the Canton Point Road intersection, and along Weld Street from Main Street to Averill Hill Road.
Pickett said that while it was already illegal for recreational vehicles to ride on that particular section of road, he would be increasing the number of patrols in the area.
At the Dec. 16 selectmen meeting, Tibbetts said he didn’t believe Pickett’s statements in the newspaper were enough warning for recreational vehicle drivers.
“You shouldn’t be saying, ‘We’re going to pinch you if you ride there,’” Tibbetts said. “You should be doing something to let people know that they can’t ride there. I just don’t want to see somebody lose a life because a car didn’t see them coming around that corner.”
After selectmen suggested that Tibbetts approach the town’s ATV Club about putting up a warning sign, Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said she would put Tibbetts on the agenda for the Jan. 6 meeting to continue discussion on the matter.
In other business, selectmen will hear updates from the Water and Police Departments.
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