Daily News | N.J. plan to manage off-road vehicles in the Pine Barrens draws 500 to meeting
has become prime ground for 4x4s, pickup trucks, and Jeeps, sometimes with organized rallies of up to 100 vehicles, rolling through the famed sandy roads of the Pine Barrens.
Public interest is so high that an online meeting by the state Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday drew 512 people, with 55 people speaking during the three-hour session. Others submitted written comments.An overwhelming majority — including some from Pennsylvania — spoke against a potential vehicle-permitting system. Hunters, hikers and paddlers said that they need road access and that the real problem is a lack of enforcement of existing rules that prohibit off-roading.
“I’ve been trying to do something about the illegal off-roading for years. The destruction is horrible,” said Paula Yudkowitz, who also a spoke. “And it seems to me the DEP has come up with this convoluted permit system instead of just doing its job … law enforcement is not active in Wharton tract. We have called and, quite frankly, there are a lot of officers that don’t want to ticket, they don’t want to give warnings and they don’t want to confiscate.
He said one goal would be to have clearly marked access routes, possibly paved, that would provide a drive with nature stops through Wharton, much like a scenic drive through a national park. Street-legal vehicles would be allowed to use the roads, but not drive off-road.A permit is being considered for a “limited set of roads,” Cecil said, similar to a system at Island Beach State Park for 4x4 vehicles. There, a three-day permit costs state residents $75 or $195 yearly.
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