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P2 a i989 BOOK 76 NaG506 pressure was taken off from the college and moved down there. That range is suitable for the Correctional personnel training needs and the state training needs, which are their basic concern. Major Raymond advised that while they have been very cooperative and bent over backwards to work with the Sheriff, the biggest problem is in trying to schedule time for the Sheriff's deputies because, naturally, the Correctional personnel has first priority. In addition, the Sheriff cannot conduct his civilian training programs there because that is not allowed on the state range. He emphasized that the Sheriff is willing to accept any location the Commission feels is for the good of everybody, but they are in dire need. This training is a very high liability area for the Sheriff, and it has gotten to a crucial point. Commissioner Scurlock commented that he sees the southwest portion of the county growing, and he is concerned about spending the money to locate a facility where every day we will have additional pressure to move it. He believed on the west side of 1-95 we wouldn't see that much pressure for the next 5 or 10 years. He did realize that the committee has spent a great deal of time on this, however. Commissioner Bowman believed the main objection is the noise created by a firing range. She commented that she lived within 2 miles of a range at one time, and it was pretty bad. Commis- sioner Bowman believed that no matter where we put this, it will be in conflict with someone; so, why not spend a lot of money and build an indoor facility. Major Raymond felt that is really not a feasible alterna- tive. It is not only extremely expensive to build an indoor facility, but it is also costly to maintain. In addition, there has been a lot of study recently regarding the danger the use of indoor facilities can lead to, i.e., lead poisoning. It is felt the vapors in a regularly used indoor facility can be a very dangerous situation. 22