Show Protest Closing Of Rifle Range Three Layton Women protested the closing of the old rifle and pistol range that has been in operation for many years above the county road shops in Fruit The women told Commissioners that instead of the range being closed it should be improved and fenced in and supervised by an THE THREE LaDean Leslie Ann and Brenda Erickson suggested that the County improve the backing of the range on the hillside and improve it by fencing off the shooting A shooting range for rifle and pistol shooting practices has been a problem for County Other sites have been suggested at different times with objections from the neighborhood THE FRUIT Heights Range was closed last fall after residents in the new subdivision area adjoining the range complained about noise and stray bullets in the Sheriff William Peters has issued a warning and posted the Anyone picked up trespassing property will be The commissioners informed the women the county has been looking for a site for many months with little At the present time they are studying the possibility of making a range west of Syracuse on the Antelope Island Road but had not received until now any favorable comment from the State Wild Life ALSO the possibility of leasing the Bountiful Lions Gun Range was under The women advised the Commission that there was a need for a shooting range in the north end of the A meeting for representatives from interested groups has been set for April 3 to discuss the problems of a shooting range and Commissioner Smoot suggested that it might be necessary to have more than one range in the Commissioner Flint stated he had asked members of the Davis Wild Life Federation to give an early report on the Syracuse suggested range |