HomeMy WebLinkAbout48 HalversonFrom: Michael Halverson
Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 2:07 PM
To: plancomm@co.jefferson.wa.us
Subject: ZON18-00036
To: Jefferson County Planning Commission
NOV 7 2019
My wife and I have lived on our Tarboo Creek property since 2001. With help from Peter Bahls of
Northwest Watershed Institute, we donated 5.5 acres of our land on both sides of Tarboo Creek to the
Jefferson County Land Trust. We continue to pay full taxes on the donated land.
A huge, lawless, paramilitary training center on the shores of Tarboo Lake would surely pollute the lake
and the creek. We now have beavers and spawning salmon in the creek. The noise pollution alone
would destroy our quiet retirement and way of life here 1.5 miles from Tarboo Lake. We would be
forced to find another place to live; we are both in our 70s.
Please follow the outlines of the Kitsap County plan for gun ranges as recommended by the Tarboo
Ridge Coalition.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Halverson
8081 Center Road
quilcene, WA 98376
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No military, paramilitary,
National Guard, Homeland
Security or non -local law
enforcement
Maximum of 10 Faring points
8 a to 5pm only
Indoor only
No shooting from aircraft
List disallowed weapons
Establish noise standard at
boundary of maximum 35db
500 -yard setback from
shorelines (streams and lakes)
and wetlands/wetland-buffers
Rationale
Conflicts with recreational and tourist designation. Larger units would also
conflict with small scale.
Defines small-scale.
Reduce impacts on neighbors (noise and traffic). Consistent with recreational and
tourist use as these populations don't shoot at ni At.
Solves all of the problems---cnvironmc:ntal and safety—and can belocated closer L
population centers. Work. with WA congressional delegation for funding, and/or
BoCC re a bond issue?
Not tourist not recreational
Machine guns, mortars, rocket launchers etc. are not recreational or tourist. Our
intent IS t0 S Tt llilI1L111 and stitall^scale shooting s orfs.
This supports the small-scale criterion and protects neighboring businesses and
residences. A named decibel level works better than design criteria, as noise
impacts vary with vegetation and topography. 35db is the hum of a refrigerator—
it's noticeable but does not impede enjoyment or activity.
Prevent lead or copper pollution in waterways; protect integrity of public recreation
areas for enjoyment by non -shooters; protect wildlife; protect against threat of stray
bullets