City Council Passes Resolution on Use of Illegal ATVs
Illegal ATVs destroyed by Providence Police Department
Calls on Mayor Elorza to Enforce Existing Laws
UPDATE: Resolution 31336 , ATV Recreation Enforcement, was passed by City Council on March 18.
This resolution was sponsored by Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan, Councilman John Goncalves, Councilman Nicholas J. Narducci, Councilwoman Helen D. Anthony, Councilman Michael J. Correia.
Providence, RI (March 18, 2021)….At tonight's City Council Meeting, Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) proposed a resolution urging Mayor Jorge Elorza to decisively enforce the multiple laws that the Providence City Council has enacted to mitigate the dangers and nuisance of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the City of Providence.
As a freshman Councilor, I got to work drafting and enacting legislation that would keep dangerous ATVs off our City streets. In doing so, my Council colleagues and I created a clear, legal framework that prohibited the operation of illegal ATVs and gave the Providence Police Department the power to seize and destroy any ATVs operating illegally. We legislatively created an ATV task force and ATV phone line. Yet years later, our City is still facing the major threats to traffic and pedestrian safety that ATVs create. The City Council is calling on the Mayor to uphold City ATV ordinances, support our Police and to take action necessary to address the public nuisance that illegal ATVs are causing in our City
— Majority Leader, Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5)
Special Commission on ATVs and Recreational Vehicles
Additionally, Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) appointed Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan, Senior Deputy Majority Leader Nicholas J. Narducci Jr., Councilwoman Carmen Castillo (Ward 9), and Councilman John Goncalves to the Special Commission on ATVs and Recreational Vehicles.
The committee will be tasked with investigating best practices regarding the enforcement of existing ATV laws in the City of Providence.