A letter to Governor Dannel Malloy:
Having lived in Milford, Connecticut, for many years and having experienced first hand the devastation of our parks by ATV traffic, we were appalled and horrified that a bill was passed at the 11th hour by the Connecticut legislature, which would allow ATV traffic on state and municipal property. The results of ATV traffic in one 90-acre Milford park included extreme erosion of soils, destruction of wetlands, a dense cobweb of deeply rutted, water-filled, root-exposed trails, which once were as pristine and walkable as the park itself had been.
We realize that many state properties could potentially suffer similar environmental impacts and that. like municipalities, the state lacks resources to enforce any laws concerning the ATVs, especially since ATVs don’t have to be registered. PLEASE VETO BILL SB 190.
Jeanne Cervin,
Chair, Milford Environmental Protection Initiative
Barbara Bell, Member
Ann Berman, Member
Betsey Wright, Member
Gail Dymling, Member
Barbara Milton, Member
Joy Carrigan, Member