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OCT BOOK ''A f',, E b'/ 0.7 <br />Chairman Bird summarized the efforts of the committee over the <br />past six years to get land donated for this purpose and the <br />frustration of having no funds with which to purchase any land. <br />Chairman Bird added that he had received comments at various times <br />over the years that the County spends money for parks and other <br />things and why don't we express a willingness to spend money for a <br />shooting range. The committee asked him, as chairman, to bring it <br />to the Commission to get some further direction from the Commission <br />as to where the committee should go with this as far as the ability <br />to purchase property. No funds have been budgeted in this year. <br />There was a carryover of, perhaps, $50,000 for developing plans and <br />specifications for a shooting range, which plans ceased when the <br />site on Route 60 did not appear to be feasible for a range. <br />Commissioner Scurlock commented that Chairman Bird had taken <br />some heat because the Commission did not provide any funds for a <br />shooting range but rather expected the committee to find some free <br />land. He felt the reason is priorities; there are so many things <br />in the County that need to be done and paid for, such as roads and <br />drainage. He also suggested that a possible way to do it is to <br />approach a large land holder and, in conjunction with, possibly, <br />utilities, the land acquisition committee, other resources, and the <br />potential users of the shooting range, and make an effort to raise <br />funds. He mentioned the possibility of leasing a piece of property <br />from an owner who may have no plans for. development for twenty <br />years. <br />Chairman Bird said he, as chairman of the Firearms Range <br />Committee, would continue working with all the agencies and <br />individuals that they were working with and continue'on the basis <br />of the suggestions as well as look for more support. <br />PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE <br />Chairman Bird presented the following report of the Parks and <br />Recreation Committee: <br />1).r Request''from Environmental Learning Center to Use Hobart <br />Park for a Fund-raiser <br />The committee recoir�mended approval of the concept as long as <br />details can be worked out with County staff as to cleaning <br />the. park after the event, etc. <br />, It was requested that this be brought back to the committee <br />at a,future meeting with a detailed plan of exactly what is <br />being proposed for the fund-raiser. <br />64 <br />