Body: Council Type: Document Meeting: Regular Date: 2023 Collection: Agenda Attachments Municipality: Frontenac County
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Dear County of Frontenac’s Economic and Development Advisory Committee,
The Verona District ATV club boasts 275 local members and is part of the Ontario Federation ATV clubs. (OFATVC). The OFATVC consists of 23 member clubs across Ontario with a membership of more than 11,000. The Verona Club has been in existence for 4 years. During that time the club has promoted safe operation of ATVs on the KP trail from Verona north to Lanark County. The club also has a use agreement for the Tay Havelock trail running east-west through Central Frontenac Township. A portion of membership fees, $60, is retained by the local club to help with club operation and maintenance of trails. VDATVC receives a trail leveling fee that is also given to clubs that have hundreds of kilometers of trails and relatively few members. In past years the Verona club has contributed to bridge repairs, dust control, trail maintenance, operation of portable toilets, purchase and maintenance of garbage, recycling centres and other related expenses. All monies received by the Verona club are used for trail activities and maintenance. No members are compensated for their time. As you are aware there is no requirement for a trail pass to use the KP in Frontenac County. Riders who join the Verona club do so to support the sport locally and to use trails throughout Ontario that do require a trail pass. Frontenac’s neighbouring communities do require a trail pass, including Lanark County, Renfrew County, Hastings County and North Frontenac Township. The Ottawa ATV club benefits from this requirement for trail passes. Their club had a membership like Verona’s before the requirement for passes was made into law in the counties north and east of Frontenac. As a result of this law change Ottawa’s membership increased significantly to over one thousand members. This increase enables the Ottawa club to significantly help with maintenance of the KP trail north of Clarendon and the Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail (OVRT) in other counties. If Frontenac County was to institute a trail pass requirement our club would hope to see the growth shown by the Ottawa club. Recently Richard Allen asked the Verona club if it could contribute more money this year to the repair of the Elbow Creek bridge. This request is in addition to the $7000 the club has already contributed to the project. It is our VDATVC board’s opinion that more money can be made available on an annual basis to the County for trail and bridge maintenance when a trail pass is required to operate an ATV on the KP. As in the past, all monies received from membership sales are used towards trails maintenance and promotion. I hope this issue can be added to the itinerary for your next meeting in October. Marc Moeys President Verona District ATV Club 613 453 0984
