Mark Valetta, the man behind the petition that has garnered over 10,000 signatures so far, has posted an update that gives us some insight into the quiet machinations of the county's effort to re-open the range to the public.
"I am pleased to report that our commissioners reached out to the NC
Wildlife Resources Commission and are in negotiations to have an
innovative County/State partnership put in place. Both the County
Commissioners and the Wildlife Staff have been very receptive to the
public organizers. In a meeting I attended earlier this week with
Wildlife staff, we were very pleased to have earnest conversations about
the future of the range. I am very confident that this range will
remain a publicly accessible facility for generations to come. But we
do not let down until that outcome is realized. We're not done until
that's a done deal! "
Cause for optimism to be sure but as Mark says, it ain't over until it's over. If you haven't already signed the petition please do so NOW. It's important that the Commissioners and the Wildlife Commission be kept aware that there is still great interest in keeping this range and the training available and open to the public.
Read the whole thing HERE.
1/26/20 - No news is probably good news.
First and foremost, thanks to all the new subscribers that signed on for updates. It's good to know so many of our neighbors continue to be interested in the outcome of these deliberations.
As the title of this post suggests the fact that there's really nothing to report is probably a good thing. Meetings are no doubt being had, phonecalls flying about, but nothing concrete really. There's so much potential in that facility. Let's hope we can come up with an amenable solution for all involved.
Stay tuned.
As the title of this post suggests the fact that there's really nothing to report is probably a good thing. Meetings are no doubt being had, phonecalls flying about, but nothing concrete really. There's so much potential in that facility. Let's hope we can come up with an amenable solution for all involved.
Stay tuned.
UPDATE - 1/21/20 - Keeping the faith - Video
There was another meeting of the Wake County Commissioners that was open for public comment and the shooters of Wake County were heard (again) and well-represented by over a dozen speakers. The particulars, agenda etc, are available HERE. VIDEO of the meeting is HERE and below. The speakers for the WCFETC start around 1:03 and end at 1:44.
Three themes emerged in the comments:
1) It is important to have the public represented as a stakeholder in all further discussions.
2) A reminder the the facility was in fact built for the public.
3) The ladies would like very much to have their range and the ladies'-only programs back.
Thanks to all of you who made the effort to be downtown early on a Tuesday afternoon to help save the public hours at Wake Range. Special thanks to Parry Ketchmark for his deft organizational skills keeping hope alive.
If you want to keep up with events then hit the email subscription link in the right hand column. We'll let you know what happens as we find out ourselves.
Three themes emerged in the comments:
1) It is important to have the public represented as a stakeholder in all further discussions.
2) A reminder the the facility was in fact built for the public.
3) The ladies would like very much to have their range and the ladies'-only programs back.
Thanks to all of you who made the effort to be downtown early on a Tuesday afternoon to help save the public hours at Wake Range. Special thanks to Parry Ketchmark for his deft organizational skills keeping hope alive.
If you want to keep up with events then hit the email subscription link in the right hand column. We'll let you know what happens as we find out ourselves.
1/18/20 - Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.
This sign has been there since at least yesterday morning. It took over 3 weeks to change the public website but they got that sign up in four days.
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