Letter: No to ATVs

We live across the Cowlitz River from the property that Mike Mask wants to turn into an ATV haven. We and many of our neighbors spent over two years getting rid of the ATVs on that property, with considerable help from Cowlitz County Commissioner Axel Swanson and the County Sheriff’s Office.

We had ATVs from before dawn until well after midnight, with unbearable noise and billowing clouds of dust. All summer the dust was so bad you couldn’t enjoy watching team sports at the North County Recreation area.

Most of the ATV riders were local kids who rode their unlicensed ATVs across the Cowlitz River bridge, down the walking trails and on the city streets. They didn’t do anything for the local economy but for some gas purchases. They rode their ATVs in the river, which is not legal and endangers the fish. One Fourth of July they ferried entire families out to a large sand bar near our back yard for a day of partying and fireworks.

We do as much of our shopping as possible in Castle Rock — groceries, hardware, medicine, lumber, auto parts, gifts, gas, etc., but if Mike Mask gets his ATV disaster, we will likely do more of our shopping elsewhere just to get away from the noise for awhile.

ATVs from Oregon and California. What a hair-brained idea.

Nancy Murphy

Castle Rock

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Source: http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/09/letters/doc4ace7c5054261909795034.txt

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