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Caswell commissioners raise permitted noise level at sheriff’s shooting range to 75 decibels
Summary
The Caswell County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to raise the noise limit for the sheriff’s training facility from 65 to 75 decibels and directed updates to the facility MOU and operating procedures; residents urged stronger monitoring and raised safety concerns about a nearby pipeline and foliage removal.
Caswell County commissioners voted 5-2 on July 21 to change the maximum permitted noise level at the county’s sheriff’s office shooting range from 65 decibels to 75 decibels and to record that change in the facility’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) and operating procedures. The board also reiterated an existing requirement that the sheriff’s office notify the county manager at least 24 hours before using the site.
The change matters to residents near the range because commissioners had previously included the 65-decibel standard in the range policy and several residents and elected officials said the shift could materially affect noise and local quality of life. County staff and the county attorney told the board it has authority to set rules for county property that differ from the county’s general noise ordinance, which the manager said allows up to 90 decibels.
County Manager Scott Whitaker reminded the board that the policy item under discussion — paragraph f of the training-facility policy and procedure — originally said "noise levels measured at the…
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