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Minnesota town votes to dump motorized trail project approved by DNR for offroading

Having won a clear majority of seats on the Houston, Minn., City Council in last fall's elections, opponents of a proposed motorized trails project on city-owned land have voted to dump the idea after more than 14 years in the making.

A resolution passed late last month by council members outlined an exit strategy rejecting any form of motorized use in favor of public recreation trails with low environmental impact.

But based on early feedback from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and from a major offroad vehicle club, breaking up could be hard to do.

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