Community Upset Over Increase in ATV Traffic

LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. -- Plans to open up a Lincoln County road to ATV traffic has neighbors speaking out about safety concerns.

The county commission voted 2-1 last meeting to allow off-road vehicles on McCorkle Road from Route 119 to Little Johns Way.

It's all part of a plan to bring in more traffic for the new Ivy Branch Trail, an expansion of the Hatfield-McCoy trail system.

County Commissioner K.K. Matthews said there are other ways to access the trail system than using McCorkle Road, and he's planning to propose alternative routes.

Matthews was the only commissioner to vote against the measure.