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The Summit County Shooting Range has been closed since Friday, June 25, as officials roped off the area in an effort to mitigate wildfire risks while moving into Stage 2 fire restrictions. But a couple dozen community members and officials made their way past the caution tape Monday, June 28, to air their grievances and get more information about efforts by the county to reduce noise-related problems for nearby residents.
Despite a somewhat contentious atmosphere looming over the crowd, marked by occasional raised voices and interruptions, the sentiment by the end of the meeting appeared to be a consensus around what steps need to be taken to address the problem at least at first.
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The Summit County Public Shooting Range is a free community resource that overlooks the impeccable Tenmile Range and brings in visitors from all over the region, including as far as Denver. But as surrounding residential areas, like Summit Cove and Keystone, have grown in size, the resource has become a source of contempt for many residents due to noise complaints.
That’s why Summit County hired sound consulting firm Siebein Associates, based in Florida, to conduct a study that evaluates noise challenges at the range and researches noise reduction strategies that could help mitigate the issue.
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At the Summit Board of County Commissioners work session meeting Tuesday, June 15, staff from the Summit County Housing Department unveiled a robust plan of short-, mid- and long-term strategies to help mitigate the affordable housing shortage.
The primary goal laid out by the county is to get 1,000 additional units on the market within the next 12 to 18 months by implementing some of the short-term strategies.
County officials and staff had mentioned in previous meetings that the workforce housing issue was of top concern and that it’s a complex problem that will take a multitude of strategies to solve.