North Branch ATV Use

[Dave]

There will be a public hearing to amend an ordinance that

currently bans ATV use in the City of North Branch, MN.

The proposed amendment will allow use in county ditches

ONLY within the city limits. The city passed the original

ordinance in DECEMBER 2004 without any public input, and

found out later that they do not have jurisdiction over

county road ditches.

Carla Waletzko, Triple 4 ATV Club President and ATVAM 2nd

Vice President, will be representing local ATV users at the

public hearing.

YOUR ATTENDANCE AND SUPPORT IS REQUESTED.

If you have questions you can contact Carla at 651-674-4769

North Branch City Council Members and Chisago County

Commissioner contact information is listed below. If you

cannot attend this meeting, please contact all the

officials listed and let them know your thoughts on ATVs

being banned in North Branch and Chisago County.

Date: Monday, March 28, 2005

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: North Branch City Hall

6408 Elm Street

North Branch, MN 55056

651-674-8113

The comments from residents will take precedence, but most

officials are usually not opposed to hearing from

non-residents. When submitting comments, be polite and

courteous. Any derogatory comments will be discarded.

If you wish to email North Branch City Council members,

please note that some do not have direct access to email.

However, you may send email to Bridgitte Konrad at

[email protected] and she will forward

copies of the email to the appropriate council member for

their response.

NORTH BRANCH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Mayor Gloria Karsky

[email protected]

651-674-7803

Theresa Furman

[email protected]

Kathy Blomquist

[email protected]

651-674-7922

Amy Oehlers

[email protected]

651-674-0353

Larry Erickson

651-674-8113

CHISAGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

District 1 - Lynn Schultz

E-Mail: [email protected]

(651) 213-0451

District 2 - Rick Olseen

E-Mail: [email protected]

(651) 213-0451

District 3 - Bob Gustafson

E-Mail: [email protected]

(651) 213-0451

District 4 - Ben Montzka

E-Mail: [email protected]

(651) 213-0451

District 5 - Mike Robinson

E-Mail: [email protected]

(651) 213-0451

[Dave]

An update from ATVAM

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Last evening the North Branch City Council REPEALED the

ordinance that bans ATVs within city limits. THANK YOU to

the MANY members that attended the hearing and to those

that submitted written comments to the City Council and the

County Commissioners. They were very impressed by the

large number in attendance at the meeting, the number of

comments received from all over Minnesota, and how well

each of you communicated with them.

Please take a moment and contact the City Council members

and County Commissioners and thank them for their support.

You may send email to Bridgitte Konrad at

[email protected] and she will forward

copies of the email to the appropriate council member for

their response.

Again, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Carla Waletzko

2nd Vice President ATVAM

President Triple 4 ATV Club