The majority of respondents in the City of Martenville’s public consultation on ATVs, dirt bikes and unlicensed vehicles oppose a complete ban on their use within city limits despite concerns raised earlier this summer.

Approximately 81 per cent of the respondents opposed the ban, according to a city report presented last week. However, city says it recognizes issues around noise and public safety and will plan to discuss heightened enforcement, more education and designated areas for recreational users.

"We kind of took everything we heard through summer and tried to reflect some of the views that we heard," s aid economic development manager Dillon Shewchuk, who prepared the report alongside communications specialist Tyler Schroeder.

The report, which summarized the results of the ci

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