Moore Township residents seek officials' help in controlling four-wheelers

Written by The Express-Times

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Tony Nauroth

Woods Edge Road residents told township supervisors they're frustrated over noise and dust from neighbors' four-wheelers, jeeps, pickups and other off-road vehicles.

At Tuesday's township supervisors meeting, the supervisors recommended the dissatisfied folks talk over the problem with their neighbors.

"You can't reason with drunks and idiots," answered Joseph Torok.

Torok said the vehicles' headlights shine into his house during the night.

"Can't the township do something?" he asked.

Zoning Officer Jason Harhart said the township's nuisance ordinance doesn't address four-wheeling.

Harhart said he will confer with police Chief Alan Siegfried today to see if they can find some way to control the four-wheelers, perhaps by citing violators for disturbing the peace.

Township solicitor Dave Backenstoe also suggested taking legal action through "private injunctions."

The neighbors, however, insisted the township take action.

Township supervisors Chairman Maynard Campbell said that two years ago the supervisors were about to vote a four-wheeler ordinance into law but backed off when other residents pointed out that the law would also prevent grandfathers from taking their grandchildren for a spin on their property.

The problem vehicles, neighbors say, run in a field near their homes.

Torok said it was bought as a tree farm, "but there are no trees planted."

Source: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1278475538303590.xml&coll=3

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