SEQUIM: Burnt Hill roads gated

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SEQUIM — Gates have been installed on major roads leading to state land on Burnt Hill, a popular recreation area severely damaged by off-road vehicles.

But officials with the state Department of Natural Resources say a decision is still pending on whether to close the roads to motorized use.

Members of a DNR focus group on Burnt Hill activity will discuss the situation at their monthly meeting tonight at 7 in the Sequim Community Center, 190 W. Cedar St.

Jody Rooney, the president of Olympic Trailblazers off-road-vehicle club, said Wednesday that he expects dozens of interested people to attend.

DNR officials installed the two new gates following extensive damage to Burnt Hill meadows and wetlands during a four-wheel drive gathering on the weekend of April 10. One other road leading from Johnson Creek Road south of Sequim was already gated.

For the complete story see Thursday’s Peninsula Daily News, on sale in Clallam County.

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