Looks like it is over as far as the public comment portion. I'm not from Wake but you folks did an excellent job from what I watched.
There were a lot of people there - the main meeting room and the overflow room were both full a little bit after the meeting started. I was in the overflow room. The comments took about 90 minutes and were very good, including a surprising couple of individuals that were not what I was expecting. In any case, I think the commissioners go the message loud and clear, but not in a rude way. It was respectful with lots of diverse views and people and reason, but numerous and unanimous in support of the range staying open to the public.
What’s the short version of that speaker’s message?...even an anti-gunner that wanted to keep the range open!
The battle is not over, but one of the key players, the County Manager, seems to be reluctant to do the Commissioner’s bidding.
Gonna be interesting...
What’s the short version of that speaker’s message?
Will try to look you up. Thanks.I was there until you spoke, and left shortly afterward. You did an outstanding job.
I left because before any of the speakers started I heard the County Manager say that he would have a proposal for a new contractor/management company to run the range, a timeline for naming that company and a timeline to have the range open to the public.
Maybe there was discussion after I left, but I got the impression reopening the range was a done deal.
By the way Tom, I've been a DCWC member since 2007, was the membership chair for a few years, and now run the clays target movement committee.
Danny
Will the hours be expanded or reduced? Will they address the “profitability” concerns by jacking up the fees?
...Maybe @Miss Lily could help enlighten us on these questions, percentages and such...
I haven't been to the court house in years. ............ Good thing they didn't look at my photos on my phone. I might have been charged with carring multiple firearms in the court house. See my luck is changing!!!
I'm proud of those that took part and attended, y'all did a great job!!
It was nice to be able to put a face to the names @TomGCherry @Miss Lily and @Bullseye Baldee
You did an excellent job, along with your conduct the entire time sitting front and center while everyone else was speaking. I didn't mention you because I would recognize you in public from your posted pictures with the crane, and your business website.I was the speaker after Tom. My perspective was about the number of CCW holders in NC and the fact that closing the facility to the public would cause practice rates to go down.
You did an excellent job, along with your conduct the entire time sitting front and center while everyone else was speaking. I didn't mention you because I would recognize you in public from your posted pictures with the crane, and your business website.
After y'all spoke I was glad I didn't have to follow you.
I recognized you from when I attended the action pistol matches years ago. Always nice to put a face to a username.I was the speaker after Tom. My perspective was about the number of CCW holders in NC and the fact that closing the facility to the public would cause practice rates to go down.
- First time I've seen this: "...the county will have to ask for new bids. The bidding process could take upwards of a month, which Ford said could lead to the range closing for a short period." (I had hoped they would say that they could do a short-term "emergency" type contract with RSM that kept the range open during the bidding process.)
Won't they then also have to figure out how to pay for the contract? If the old money was coming from the sheriff's budget (which presumably comes from the state) will they just remove that money from his budget and allocate it to cover the new contract?
I've made a public records request to see P&L format information for the Center.
Just heard on WRAL that there is a meeting today at 2pm to decide future of the range.