Kewaunee County law enforcement agencies are reminding you where and when you can drive your ATVs and UTVs in the area.

Five years ago, the Kewaunee County Board passed an ordinance that provided a template for individual communities to adopt that raised the minimum age for operators from 12 years old to 16 years old, set a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour, and created restrictions on the hours of operation. Individual communities were allowed to draw up stricter guidance if they so chose to do so, which was the case in the Village of Luxemburg when they allowed ATVs and UTVs on all village streets except for State Highway 54/Center Drive and County Highway AB/Main Street between Church Road and Spartan Way. Luxemburg Police Chief Chris Gulbrand said this week that they have received complaints about vehicles driving on Main Street.

Kewaunee County Sheriff Matt Joski says the biggest issue he sees is people traveling on a road where it is legal to operate their ATV and UTV, and the speeds change to the point where it becomes illegal.

Joski credits the community for coming together through ATV and UTV usage and being safe about it. In the five years since the ordinance was passed, he could only recall one accident involving an ATV or UTV on a public roadway.

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