DEC OFFICIAL SAYS NO ATV TRAIL SYSTEM APPROVAL FOR ST.LAWRENCE COUNTY WITHOUT SOLID ENFORCEMENT GUARANTEES—Ken Kogut, Region 6 Natural Resources Supervisor told the St. Lawrence County Environmental Management Council Wednesday there is “no comfort level at all” with the county when it comes to enforcement of unlawful ATV behavior on a proposed county-wide trail system. Kogut says some town judges routinely throw out all ATV tickets, and ATV operators blame the state for their bad behavior, because the state has not approved a trail system in the county—which is something Kogut says the state does not want to hear. Kogut says the committee developing the county-wide trail system is making what he called “great progress” on enforcement issues, but has a long way to go.

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