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Conservation Commission <br /> July 16, 1992 <br /> Public Hearing - Page 2. <br /> Pat Coffey, continued: Thi major complaint is the debris. Access has been un.lin ited. <br /> When first brought up as an issue, a group of the regular users offered to clean up <br /> the mess with the use of a DPW truck. He objects to the gates being locked. <br /> If the area is declared off-use, we will have lost the use of traditional terrain. <br /> . Coffey referred to Barns table and their use of an area for shooting. These people <br /> are not necessarily 'Yahoos". He would not like to see it too tightly controlled. You <br /> have to want to, and know how to, got there, sportsmen who use the place are Willing <br /> to clean up the area. <br /> He felt the Commission should assert less control. In all the years in use, has <br /> anyone heard of any accident, he asked? <br /> Bob Coles: Something of this nature should be allowed to be continued. He had a <br /> incident at him home where someone had fired a stray round that gent into his gauge. <br /> He felt a place is needed for people to go and fire their arms responsibly. In this <br /> whole town there is a fair percentage of open land; 4 this should be a plane where this <br /> activity can take place responsibly. Them should be courses in firearn, safety. <br /> There would be more irresponsible` actions if this area is not available. <br /> T asked if Town Counsel was not supposed to be here tonight? <br /> The Agent advised she could not attend. <br /> Dan Homeyer, Commissioner r d Resident.: When this first cane up, he was opposed to <br /> putting up gates; they were .installed anyway. He investigated how Barnstable set <br /> up their range. He gage the background. They have des and regulations. You must <br /> use approved targets. If caught doing something wrong twice, you lose privileges and <br /> keys to the area for two years. If doing anything not considered safe, privileges <br /> are lost forever. However, they have a lot more money and more people to enforce <br /> this. We only have one Conservation Agent and not enough Police officers.. <br /> } <br /> He thought, if closing to the shooters, it should be closed to everybody; make it <br /> a "No o 'irespas " and if they go in there, they would be trespassing on posted property* <br /> The town cannot keep it an open shooting grange without supervision. <br /> Tam Mid It is not the only range in town. There are two other . To begin wi <br />