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NOTED THAT THIS IS THE CLOSEST BORROW PIT AREA THE COUNTY HAS, PART OF IT HAS BEEN MINED AND FILLED BACK IN, BUT PART OF THIS I'S STILL THE BORROW AREA WHICH THE COUNTY WI -LL BE USING FOR SOME TIME TO COME. DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO WHETHER THE FILLED AREA WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR SHOOTING RANGES, AND MR. BOSO DOUBTED IT, BUT EXPLAINED THAT THE AREA THEY WERE USING BEFORE WAS ABOUT 90` WIDE AND THEY USUALLY SHOOT ON THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. THEY HAVE NO GREAT PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING FROM PLACE TO PLACE, AND THERE WOULD BE NO PERMANENT STRUCTURES. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON STATED THAT THE FIRING LINE IS NO PROBLEM; IT IS THE IMPACT AREA. MR. BOSO INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE MEETS IN SEBRING AND THERE ARE OTHER CLUBS IN THE AREA THAT HAVE INDIVIDUAL RANGES AND SCHEDULED MEETS. THE STATE RANGE IS NEAR SANFORD, AND THEY USE RUBBER TIRES FOR BACKSTOPS. COMMISSIONER LYONS DISCUSSED THE RESIDENTS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA AND FELT THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME SORT OF HORIZONTAL BARRIER THAT WOULD INSURE THAT NO ONE COULD ELEVATE THEIR FIREARM TO ALLOW A PROJECTILE TO ABOVE THE EMBANKMENT. e COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF MR. BOSO WAS AWARE THAT THE LONG RANGE PLANS FOR KIWANIS-HOBART PARK DESIGNATE AN AREA FOR THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY, AND NOTED THAT IT WAS HOPED WE COULD EVENTUALLY DEVELOP A FACILITY THERE TO ACCOMMODATE SEVERAL CLUBS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO COORDINATING MR. BOSOMS REQUEST WITH THE NEEDS OF THE SKEET SHOOTERS, AND MR, BOSO STATED THAT HIS CLUB WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO SHARING THE LAND. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT WE MUST JUSTIFY THAT THIS IS A PROPER USE OF THE LAND AND THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST BY ENOUGH PEOPLE TO TIE UP THE LAND. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED SHE WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LETTING COUNTY LAND BE USED BY JUST A SMALL GROUP. MR. BOSO ASKED IF THEY COULD ARRANGE TO HAVE A COUNTY -WIDE PETITION EXPRESSING INTERESTJIF THAT WOULD INFLUENCE THE BOARD'S THINKING. 4-:;