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Hearing Comment forwarded to you as it came to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us .
Julie Shannon
Executive Secretary II
Jefferson County Commissioners Office
360 385 9100
From: Brenda Bole <irieaerie@olypen.com>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 12:25 PM
To: jeffbocc <jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us>
Subject: ZON18-00036 - Gun Range Ordinance
I would like to thank the Commissioners for considering these
comments on the draft commercial gun range ordinance.
Your review of the facts and your attention to the voices of your
constituents is appreciated, as this very significant development is
considered.
It would be in the best interest of Jefferson County and its residents to be
protected to at least the standards of our neighboring counties. Restrictions,
especially as regards 500-yard setback from lakes and other shorelines, should
be honored and maintained. Setback standards adopted by Kitsap County and
Callam County should be matched, at the least.
I am against the use of this facility by military. We have Whidbey, Bremerton,
Bangor, Indian Island, and painfully and potentially the Olympic National
Forest. The military does not need this resource and there is no need to bring in
large artillery, allow night shooting, or have helicopters or other aircraft
landing.
In the not-so-distant past no animals were protected and orcas were put in pens without a
second thought. Over the decades the recognition of the moral need to protect a greater
number of animals grew. We know our culture today is protecting the orca and the salmon,
jeffbocc
Fri 11/16/2018 1:08 PM
To:Planning Commission Desk <PCommissionDesk@co.jefferson.wa.us>;
Importance:High
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symbols of where we live. No animal, named or unnamed, protected or unprotected, can
survive under gun fire. Our moral obligations do not end with the orcas and the salmon. It
reaches to all of the animals and to all of the people living here. Noise level regulations are
a must. Limiting the project to indoor firing would address many of these problems. WAC
173-60-040 should be a minimum standard of regulation.
A full SEPA review should be required of this project.
In attending public meetings on this proposed ordinance, there is clearly a strong sentiment in the
community that the County is making decisions based on a fear of litigation rather than on objective
reasoning. To make whatever decision is ultimately made, there is a direct need to use your authority to
extend the moratorium while further research and discussions are had from a position that recognizes the
many descending voices to this paramilitary styled gun range.
I also support the recommended guidelines submitted by the Tarboo Ridge Coalition.
Thank you for your time and consideration
Brenda Bole
3441 Eaglemount Road
Pt. Townsend, WA 98368
360-732-1313
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