A grant will pay Aroostook town's police to patrol ATV trails

A grant will pay Aroostook town's police to patrol ATV trails

HOULTON, Maine — With ATV access at every corner of town, Houlton will soon see police patrolling the trails. A new $10,500 state enforcement grant will pay officers to monitor use, reduce resident complaints and educate riders about safety and respect for landowners. Launched in 2016, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife ATV Enforcement grant program pays for overtime for officers to work outside their normal shifts to patrol b…