HomeMy WebLinkAbout18 Farruti i d J. Eugene (Gene) Farr
570 McMinn Road
I Port Townsend, WA 98368-9646
(360) 379-3203
genefarr@cablespeed.com
Jefferson County ovember 5, 2019
Planning Commission OEM
1620 Jefferson St
Port Townsend WA 98368 n
JEFFERSON COUNTY DCD
Commissioners;
The ordinance changes under consideration having to do with impossibly large
required fence heights and requirements for "noise barriers" would cost the
Jefferson County Sportsmen's Association range prohibitive amounts of money -
many millions of dollars. It is time to get rid of excessive bureaucratic constraints
not add more.
There have been and there clearly are no problems with the operation of the one
volunteer run, non-profit shooting range located here in Jefferson County to even
suggest that additional regulations are needed.
For the 50+ years the Jefferson County Sportsmen's Association has been in
operation, they have had an exemplary safety record, provided excellent
environmental stewardship for their range area and provided a valuable service to
our county.
This shooting range is a valuable asset for the people of our county, just as are the
marinas, golf courses and parks. Also, having a local shooting range provides our
residents a place to learn gun safety and shooting safely without endangering
people, property, animals or the environment. If our local law enforcement officers
have to go to a range a hundred miles away for training and proficiency
maintenance, that will cost the city and county much in travel expenses and
reduce citizen protection while they are out of town.
The proposed shooting range requirements are so overwhelming they will kill this
non-profit, volunteer shooting range to the detriment of safety and wellbeing in
our county. Grandfathering in the JCSA is not an acceptable long-term solution,
as it inhibits modernization and improvements.
You must work with the JCSA to eliminate all the overwhelming and micro -
managing provisions of the proposed requirements.
J. Eugene Farr
Concerned Resident, Taxpayer and
Registered Voter of Jefferson County
J. Eugene (Gene) Farr
570 McMinn Road
�f Port Townsend, WA 98368-9646
rI� (360) 379-3203
V genefarr@cablespeed.com
Jefferson County
Planning Commission
1620 Jefferson St
Port Townsend WA 98368
Commissioners;
November 5, 2019
The ordinance changes under consideration having to do with impossibly large
required fence heights and requirements for "noise barriers" would cost the
Jefferson County Sportsmen's Association range prohibitive amounts of money -
many millions of dollars. It is time to get rid of excessive bureaucratic constraints
not add more.
There have been and there clearly are no problems with the operation of the one
volunteer run, non-profit shooting range located here in Jefferson County to even
suggest that additional regulations are needed.
For the 50+ years the Jefferson County Sportsmen's Association has been in
operation, they have had an exemplary safety record, provided excellent
environmental stewardship for their range area and provided a valuable service to
our county.
This shooting range is a valuable asset for the people of our county, just as are the
marinas, golf courses and parks. Also, having a local shooting range provides our
residents a place to learn gun safety and shooting safely without endangering
people, property, animals or the environment. If our local law enforcement officers
have to go to a range a hundred miles away for training and proficiency
maintenance, that will cost the city and county much in travel expenses and
reduce citizen protection while they are out of town.
The proposed shooting range requirements are so overwhelming they will kill this
non-profit, volunteer shooting range to the detriment of safety and wellbeing in
our county. Grandfathering in the JCSA is not an acceptable long-term solution,
as it inhibits modernization and improvements.
You must work with the JCSA to eliminate all the overwhelming and micro -
managing provisions of the proposed requirements.
J. Eugene Farr
Concerned Resident, Taxpayer and
Registered Voter of Jefferson County