DAVIS JUNCTION, Ill. (WTVO) — Davis Junction's former water treatment grounds have experienced damage for years due to ATVs driving on the grounds.

Now, Village President Rick Wurm has taken action to stop the damage by ordering the placement of no trespassing signs in the area.

The village has received numerous complaints from residents about quads, motorcycles and dirt bikes destroying the land.

"We had multiple complaints from residents about quads, motorcycles, dirt bikes, stuff like that, running around in the land that used to be our old sewage plant and our water retention," Wurm said.

Damage from off-road vehicles driving on the grounds has caused the soil to erode and the village's funds to be depleted.

The president warned residents that the change may affect them as well.

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