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I am with the consensus of Cape residents who live close to the proposed Machine Gun Range that there should be much more research and environmental impact studies performed to best understand the long-term impact of such a project on our environment and water supply.
A second concern is an impact on real estate values in the surrounding towns that have homes close to the proposed range. Interestingly, I contacted the Jericho, Vermont, town clerk and assessorâs office to see how the gun range at Camp Ethan Allen has affected the local property values. During the most recent assessment, the properties close by the camp were awarded a 5 percent abatement because of the diminution in value that has taken place from the noise and nuisance the gun range has produced.
Environmentalists with the Association to Preserve Cape Cod are asking the Massachusetts Army National Guard to release hundreds of public comments on a