2. •85+ family memberships, over 200+ riders, primarily from
Renville and Redwood Counties
•Family orientated club for teens to grandparents
•Focused on safe, legal family riding activities and youth safety
certificate training
•Monthly meetings – 7 PM on the 3rd Tuesdays at the Olivia
American Legion
•Monthly club rides during the summer/fall riding season
5. Prepared by
Ingrid E. Schneider, Ph.D.
Tony Schoenecker, Graduate Research Assistant
With the analytical assistance of
Analysis & Evaluation
at the Department of Employment & Economic Development
March 2006
6. The average household spent about $172 per
riding experience, which includes spending
by riders on day trips and those including
nights on their trip.
This spending is equivalent to $43 per person
per day. When these dollars are combined
with the number of riding experiences and
other household factors results in $641.9
million in consumer expenditures related to
ATV riding, with the single highest share of
costs typically going toward groceries.
7. Expenditures: When residents use ATVs
throughout the state, significant direct
(expenditures or economic activity), indirect
(suppliers to industry) and induced (employee
spending) impacts flow into the local areas
visited. In terms of total employment, resident
expenditures due to ATV riding supported
8,756 jobs. Resident spending resulted in
Gross State Product (GSP) impacts
(i.e., contributions to the state economy) of
$491.2 million.
8. Demographics: Mirroring a national
sample, the typical 2005 Minnesota ATV rider
was
a white male in his mid-forties with some
college or technical schooling. The typical
rider is most often full-time employed with an
income greater than $50,000 that supports
a family with an average size of 2.8.
9. Direct ATV-related expenditures: $641.9 million.
Of the total residential
travel expenditures ($572.1 million): $260.3 million spent in
destination
◦ $311.8 million spent at home and en route
Economic impact of resident expenditures: Jobs: 8,756 jobs
◦ Wages and salaries: $224.6 million
◦ Contribution to GSP: $491.2 million
Tax Revenue: $48.9 million
ATV-Related Retail activity: Jobs: 1,477 jobs
◦ Wages and salaries: $39.2 million
◦ Contribution to GSP: $79.3 million
Tax revenue: $6.9 million
ATV manufacturing activity: Jobs: 4,216 jobs
◦ Wages and salaries: $165.6 million
◦ Contribution to GSP: $349.2 million
◦ Tax revenue: $30.4 million
Total state and local tax revenues: Tourism: $48.9 million
◦ Retailer sales: $6.9 million
◦ Manufacturing: $30.4 million
10.
11. Consist of two properties totaling 275 acres: (Both
landowners are willing sellers.)
Tufto property is 160 acres and lies to the west of the
Zimmerman tract
Gravel extraction is occurring in the tract north of the
county road
Future gravel extraction is planned for the tract south of the
county road
There are no permanent conservation easements on this
property and it is the intent of the family to remove all
aggregate resources over time
12.
13. Zimmerman property lies to the east of the Tufto
property and is separated from the Tufto property by
the township road.
Gravel extraction is completed on the 80 acre tract
north of the county road, but the property was never
reclaimed.
Gravel extraction is completed on the 35 acre tract on
the south side of the county road, but the property has
never been reclaimed.
14. Is in the center of a commercial aggregate
mining area with 4 additional active pits:
Dunnicks have an active gravel pit to the
south of the Tufto property
Zimmerman’s have another 40 acre gravel pit
to the north ofthe Tufto property
William Zaske has a gravel pit to the north of
the active Zimmerman pit
Wayne Zaske have a gravel pit slightly down
to the county road to the southeast
15. Will be operated as a Renville County Park:
With the same season as the other parks:
April 15th to November 1st
With daily operating hours
With an enforcement presence (stock
mufflers, ATV training
certificates, helmets, etc.), and
other policies as determined by the Renville
County Parks Commission and County Board
16. Will be co-managed (including enforcement) in partnership with
the MN Valley ATV Riders club
Acquisition funding will come from state and federal ATV
grants.
Maintenance and annual operating costs are reimbursed by state
grants at 90%
Primary route that will marketed for visitors to the ATV park will
be Highway #212 to Renville County Highway #12, which the
club proposes to extend from the Tufto Bridge, where it currently
ends, to the east less than a ¼ mile to the proposed ATV parking
area on the river bottom road. This primary access route will
avoid all dust related visibility issues with potential trucks
hauling aggregate and the potential dangers of limited visibility.
17. CCL has previously designed the Minnesota River
Trail, County Community Trail System, and the Renville
County Park improvement projects in the local area. They
also did the overall design work for state trail planning. They
have been recognized for their work with multiple design
awards.
CCL has agreed to design an ATV park that addresses the
multiple concerns with safety, noise, dust, ecological
disturbance, wildlife disturbance and scenic blending.
18. ◦ Primary road access route (CR #12) to have asphalt
extended to the ATV parking lot or liberal and
frequent applications of dust retardant
◦ ATV Park to have 4 quadrants:
35 acre SE quadrant will be designed as a
wildlife/buffer zone around the private residence and
will not be developed for ATV use at this time. This
site may include wildlife shelter belts with food
resources and potentially a cooperative wildlife food
plot managed by the DNR Wildlife Division
19. The remaining three quadrants will be developed as
“enclosed paddocks” with guard rail fencing to keep all
ATV’s within the park. There will be a single access
point from the parking lot into the first paddock.
Access to the other paddocks will be by box culverts
under the county road and under the township road.
At no time will vehicles be able to access the county or
township road from the interior of the ATV park.
20. • Exterior access roads for emergency vehicles only
• Hedges/other appropriate plantings to shield guard
rail fencing and blend it into the landscape
• Protection of undisturbed ecologically sensitive
areas
• Restoration and protection of the creek banks
which have been disturbed
• appropriate sight and sound barriers where needed
• any other issues that may surface
21. ATV club met with Renville County Trails Commission at
their November meeting
ATV club met with residents/property owners on
November 29th to hear their concerns
ATV club met with Renville County Park Commission on
December 1st
DNR will do an Environmental assessment review
Initial presentation made to Renville County board on
December 13th with public comments
Future public meeting with the Renville County Park
Commission.
Future public meeting with the County Planning
Commission.
Future public meeting with the County
Commissioner, prior to the vote for final approval.
22. The ATV park will create economic
development in Renville county
The ATV Park will enhance the Minnesota
River Valley.
It will restore a damaged and degraded gravel
pit.
It is WIN WIN project for everyone in Renville
and Redwood counties.
