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Planning Director Stan Boling reviewed the Memorandum and answered questions <br />from the Board regarding berms and the discussion of possible use of non -lead shot. <br />Chairman Adams felt that the requirement should be liability insurance rather than the <br />other conditions. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in <br />this matter. <br />Bruce Barkett, Attorney for applicant, 756 Beachland Boulevard, gave a brief <br />presentation and noted that 75 shot can travel only 209 feet. The gun range measures 627 <br />yards to the 1st arc, while the remainder is the safety zone recommended by the National <br />Rifle Association. Babcock Street is 2,000 feet away and the bordering property has been <br />owned for over 60 years by the same people. The State bought part of the property as a <br />buffer preserve but it is still a working ranch. All the neighbors have spoken in favor of the <br />project. There will be a safety officer present at all times the range is open. The staff frames <br />the angle of each shot, no alcohol is allowed and the site is not open to the public. <br />Mr Barkett then spoke about the protocol to manage lead and noted that lead does not <br />leach into the soil. The soil will be tested periodically and lime is used to keep the soil from <br />becoming acidic. The lead is mined periodically and will not pose a health hazard. He then <br />introduced Dr Valerie Gantz a large animal vet who took several horses out to the property <br />to test the conditions, and Bill Wall, the safety officer for the gun range. <br />Commissioner Macht again questioned the possible contamination of surface water <br />by lead shot and expressed concern that birds would pick it up out of the soil. <br />NOVEMBER 14, 2000 <br />alp <br />-74- <br />BK 116PG086 <br />