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To: The Jefferson County Planning Commission
RE: Concerns regarding the permit of an outdoor gun range
Dear Commission,
Since purchasing our 50 acre parcel in 2007 we have slowly and with great investment in time, money and love cleaned up the
long ignored property, rebuilt infrastructure, including fences, and buildings, always obtaining the required permits to meet county
standards. When we first moved here we always heard that to sustain oneself, one must bring their own job which we have done
as we are working artists, at the same time doing our cleanup and renovations. Throughout we have supported our friends and
neighbors in the area by trying to keep it local. We have purchased our supplies: cheese, milk, eggs beef, cider, wood, steel,
windows, soil, bird seed, etc. all from neighbors also trying to work a job and build their homes. Along the way we have paid our
share of taxes.
Our fifty acres has a pond and is full of an amazing range of birds, deer, coyotes, otters(!), a cougar (caught on our motion
detection camera), old apple and pear trees, an incredible range of trees-cedars, douglas fir, sitka spruce and a view of the snow
capped Olympics.
All of the above-people- their businesses, wildlife, landscape are at risk given the opportunity of a large gun range to take up
residency. We personally are just 3 miles from the proposed site and the interruption of sound and fury would be well heard at
this location. Heard not only by us but by all of those living around us and all the wildlife too.
Since moving here we have had the occasion to ask the county to check on neighbors for un-permitted sewage output and
building code violations and were told that there is no enforcement officer in place to handle site visits for suspected code
violations. So to think that a business-the gun range- might be put in place that already is known for breaking violations and
codes in their first location is outrageous given that there is not the needed officer in place to answer concerns. Not to mention
that their sound output simply cannot be mitigated.
Next on our to-do list is to build our dream house. However since the November 2 Shooting Ordinance passed we have put our house on hold. We
are not willing to invest further in our property that is sure to lose value if a military style gun range is allowed to open in this area.
Surely the loss to the county income from taxes and the local economy would be drastically impacted if others, like us, would
make the same decision not to further invest in our community.
Joey Kirkpatrick <joeyandflora@earthlink.net>
Thu 11/8/2018 11:10 AM
To:Planning Commission Desk <PCommissionDesk@co.jefferson.wa.us>;
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There seems to be codes already in place regarding noise pollution etc as brought up at the November 7th meeting that would
make a Gun Range absolutely unable to meet requirements that already exist. The quickest way out !
Is it really worth destroying the community of many for the will of one ?
Sincerely,
Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick
4900 Center Road
Chimacum WA
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