Chatham-Kent's off-road vehicles (ORV) bylaw is coming back under the microscope.
Municipal council members will be asked Monday night to extend the current by-law to May 9, 2017.
Administration is asking for that extension in order to give them more time to draft a new temporary by-law that would include several changes.
The most notable difference is that the new by-law would restrict the use of ORVs in urban centres -- specifically in Blenheim, Bothwell, Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Thamesville, Tilbury, Wallaceburg, and Wheatley.
That's a suggestion straight from Police Chief Gary Conn after officers reviewed their enforcement of the current rules over the past year.
The new bylaw would have an expiry date of October 31, 2019 and would open up Duart Rd. and Turin Line to riders. Those roads are currently on the "restricted list."
The proposed restrictions on urban centres aren't winning over local ATV riders, though.
The head of the Chatham-Kent ATV Club says the bylaw as it's currently written provides economic benefits to the community.
At least one farm group isn't in favour of the proposed off-road vehicle bylaw, either.
The Kent Federation of Agriculture has submitted a letter to the municipality outlining concerns about road safety and liability to landowners. A key point for the group, according to the letter, is that trespassing and crop damage continues to be a problem -- especially close to urban areas.
Monday night's council meeting starts at 6pm at the Chatham-Kent Civic Centre.