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Dear Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners;
We oppose any attempt in the County's draft ordinance to re-designate
commercial shooting facilities other than small-scale
recreational tourist uses. There is no reason to change that
designation. There should be no military training, the
Federal Government trains our troops. We have Bangor, Naval Air Station
Whidbey, Naval Station Everett, and Fort Lewis
nearby for that.
All new gun ranges should be indoors. That will solve the problems of
noise pollution, stray bullets, and environmental
pollution. The salmon seem to have more protections than residents do.
The proposed range at Tarboo is not in an isolated area. There are
families and businesses in the vicinity that will be
adversley affected by this proposal. It is not compatible to our
agricultural, and peacwful existence.
Any new ranges should be 500 yards from any water/lake front. The
Kitsap County Ordinance is a good reference to consider
Also,a 1000 foot setback from the property line to the nearest edge of
any part of the shooting range (bullet safety).
There is no basis for granting any commercial shooting range Essential
Public Facility (EPF) status. Commercial shooting
snuffy@olypen.com
Tue 11/6/2018 10:53 AM
To:Planning Commission Desk <PCommissionDesk@co.jefferson.wa.us>;
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facilities are not essential to the public welfare of Jefferson County.
Commercial shooting ranges are not exempt from
zoning laws.
In summary, preserve our current land use code and protect our quality
of life. It is so very, very important to protect our
area. We have lived here over three decades and do not want to be
forced out by inappropriate ordinances.
Please hear us.
Stephen and Christine Edwards
995 Old Tarboo Road
Quilcene, WA 98376
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