In the May 13, 2026 OSC meeting, during discussion of the Blue Hill Land Use Recommendation, Commissioner Jodi Hartman-Ball reported serious issues with OHVs, particularly motorcycles, using the area around the former LDS Church as an unloading and staging point due to lack of effective barriers. She urged OSC and staff to look into options to address this, and staff agreed that Trails Supervisor Logan Meyer would assess the site and develop options. The group also discussed concerns about the location of a trail near the animal shelter exercise pen, agreeing that whether the trail needs to be moved must be explored and that the shelter director should be consulted. These conversations indicate impending planning for physical access control (gates, barriers, fencing, signage) to deter unauthorized motorized use and possible trail rerouting or redesign around the animal shelter. No designs or vendors are chosen yet, so there is room for security/fencing vendors, trail planners, and civil/landscape contractors to propose practical designs and implementation plans to improve safety and reduce conflicts at Blue Hill.

Concerns focus on unauthorized OHV/motorcycle activity and trail proximity to animal shelter operati...