By BETH TREFFEISEN | The Cape Cod Times | Published: April 8, 2021 JOINT BASE CAPE COD (Tribune News Service) The National Guard Bureau plans to take the next step in seeking approval for a proposed multipurpose machine gun range, despite negative outcry from area residents, and community and environmental organizations. Christopher Faux, the executive director of Joint Base Cape Cod, notified local legislators and town officials in an email Thursday afternoon that after much discussion and deliberation, he is expecting the National Guard Bureau to sign and release a finalized Finding of No Significant Impact report related to the proposed machine gun range early next week. The response to public comment is also expected early next week, he said.
By BETH TREFFEISEN | Provincetown Banner, Mass. | Published: April 6, 2021 JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. (Tribune News Service) The National Guard Bureau plans to take the next step in seeking approval for a proposed multipurpose machine gun range, despite negative outcry from area residents and community and environmental organizations. Christopher Faux, the executive director of Joint Base Cape Cod, notified local legislators and town officials in an email Thursday afternoon that after much discussion and deliberation, he is expecting the National Guard Bureau to sign and release a finalized Finding of No Significant Impact report related to the proposed machine gun range early next week. The response to public comment is also expected early next week, he said.
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APCC submits records request for proposed Joint Base machine gun range
The Barnstable Patriot
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod on Tuesday submitted a public records request to the Massachusetts Army National Guard for copies of the public comments received during the 30-day comment period on the multi-purpose machine gun range proposed at Joint Base Cape Cod.
Filed under the Massachusetts public records law, the records request s an effort to obtain copies of all comments received during last year’s public comment period for the final Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed machine gun range, said Andrew Gottlieb, APCC executive director.
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A group of Cape Cod environmentalists have called on the Massachusetts Army National Guard to release hundreds of public comments pertaining to a proposal to build a machine gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod. (Shutterstock)
FALMOUTH, MA A group of Cape Cod environmentalists have called on the Massachusetts Army National Guard to release hundreds of public comments pertaining to a proposal to build a machine gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod. The Association to Preserve Cape Cod submitted a public records request to obtain about 900 comments submitted to the Army National Guard regarding the range.
The $11 million firing range would expand an existing range at the base. Constructing it requires clearing more than 170 acres of forest to accommodate the range footprint, lighting, facilities, road maintenance and more.