Citizens for a Quiet Community
The gun range is alongside the only "Natural River
District" in SE Michigan. These actions undermine Sierra ...
The Livingston
County Board of Commissioners officially opposes a proposed state
law that would exempt gun ...
The
Liv. County Board of Commissioners feels the state went back on its
word to keep the noise under 65dB ...
Senate
Bill 220 states: "A Sport Range is exempt from any noise ordinances
or regulations of a local unit of ...
Since the
DNR has made no effort to correct the situation, and does not want
to even try, they are attempting ...
Residents are
angry the state is building 10 new shooting stands at the range. These
increase the total ...
Opponents
argue that the expansion of the facilities flies in the face of the
Green Oak Township lawsuit ...
Ten
new sporting clay shooting stations have been built at the Island
Lake shooting range which has been ...
Residents have
invested a lot in their homes and were living in the area years before
the range opened ...
New
shooting stands were built for Sporting Clay Contest. DNR
officials say the new stands are permanent ...
A protest
about noise from Island Lake Shooting Range drew support. Sen. Patterson
hopes to contain noise ...
About
15 people made noise over a bill that would make shooting
ranges exempt from local noise ordinances ...
Rep.
Chris Ward introduces ammendment requiring that Island Lake Shooting
Range shall not be expanded ...
"I
would have the same complaints is I were living there, so I can't
go ahead with a program ..."
"This
is another example of how people's rights are being stomped on." said
Green Oak Township Supervisor ...
Planning commission will
consider revoking the special use permit because of noise and
lead violations ...
Nearly everyone, including Livingston County's top elected officials,
believes the range is violating noise ...
Recent
sound testing results showed the gunshots were regularly
10-15 decibes above traffic on I-96 ...
Sen.
Garcia doubts DNR abilty to defend itself. Rep Ward: "I don't think
we've seen any real DNR action ..."
Livingston County's
top elected officials believe the shooring range is violating a township
ordinance ...
"This
is the strangest meeting I've ever been in" said John Yera,
Green Oak Planning Commissioner ...
Residents
were outraged by what they called "high-power intimidation tactics"
against Green Oak Township...
A resident is
interviewed regarding lead contamination in the Island Lake Shooting
Range ...
Two
residents are interviewed regarding gun noise from the Island
Lake Shooting Range ...
The
planning commission held two meetings this year but neither meeting
ended in a decision ...
What
do you call a state agency that's arrogant, breaks its promises and
does what it pleases? The DNR ...
DNR
officials confirm the levels were above the threshold for lead concentration
in course soil ...
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Brighton, Michigan
A
bill to exempt all gun ranges in the state from local noise ordinances
is pure special interest legislation ...
This proposed legislation is
ridiculous. Why would shooting ranges be placed in an untouchable
category ...
The
noise is now too much and the neighbors shouldn't have to tolerate
it just because some enthusiasts ...
The DNR should attempt its
best to represent the interest of both groups - shooters and nearby
residents ...
It's
been years since residents began protesting about the noise. They've
invested a lot of time and money ...
Livingston County's top officials
have listened to the sound testing and concluded the range is in violation
...
There
does appear to be a legitimate noise issue. Perhaps it is time for
Ward to introduce legislation closing ...
State
owned Island Lake Recreation Area is public land. It is not an "entertainment"
park for shooters ...
2005 Media Information
Following are links to newspaper articles and media broadcasts that relate to the resident's complaints and the Green Oak Township lawsuit against the Michigan DNR and Michigan Shooting Centers (the shotgun concessionaire) for exceeding allowable noise limits.
Since
the DNR has made no effort to correct the situation, they are
attempting to change the law ...
I know many people enjoy
this sport. But, they should find a way to stop the noise, or move
the sporting clays ...
It's like living in a war zone (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus - May 10, 2005)
I
moved here thirty years ago to enjoy the quiet. With the increased
usage of the gun range, I can no longer ...
What some don't
understand is that gunfire is "impulse noise" which is totally
different and far more invasive ...
I
shoot regularly, but, I use a range just a few miles from Island
Lake but it was established 60 years ago ...
This gun range and those
responsible for seeing that it maintains a "good neighbor" statusare not willing ...
The
2005 lead testing proposal is a sham. It samples only the trap
& skeet area which is the least used area ...
The DNR has
crossed the line of reasonability by backing the threats of legal
action by its concessionaire ...
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