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Published November 30, 2007 11:34 pm - There was standing room only at a public meeting was held to discuss the county’s new off-highway vehicle park Wednesday at the Cullman County Economic Development office. OHV Park meeting held The Cullman Times By Karen Williamson
KARENW@CULLMANTIMES.COM There was standing room only at a public meeting was held to discuss the county’s new off-highway vehicle park Wednesday at the Cullman County Economic Development office. The name of the park has gone through successive names, according to CCED Director Sam Danford. Originally it was called the All-Terrain Vehicle Park for four-wheelers. Later it became known as the Off-Road Vehicle Park, but the park will be referred to now as the OHV Park, said Danford. The park is located on 1,464 acres past Bremen on Ala. Highway 69 South towards Jasper. St. John & Associates is providing professional planning and design services for the park. “This plan is developing and evolving,” said President Bill St. John. “It’s meant to accommodate the needs of the people who want to come use it.” The first structure to go up will be a shop building. The building will store equipment, and the maintenance staff will operate out of it. It will function as an office until the next structure goes up. The plans call for an environmental education center which will have classrooms and be supported by environmental trails that will demonstrate wetlands and other habitats, according to St. John. The park will contain pavilions, picnic tables and a storm shelter. The main road in the park is a gravel road which already exists at the site and will hold two-way traffic. Looped trails will be developed off of the main road which carry only one-way traffic for safety reasons, said St. John. The trails will be for motor bikes, dirt bikes and possibly an equestrian trail. Another area will be developed into a rock crawling site located on a steep, rocky terrain. Rock crawling is an extreme form of off road driving using highly modified four-wheel-drive vehicles such as trucks and Jeeps. When asked what the timeline would be, St. John said, “The plan depends a lot on the funding schedule. The park should be open next fall.” 
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