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Resort owner, residents call for action after bullet penetrates RV at Blaze Resort near private range
Summary
Tom Tripoli, owner of the Blaze Resort, told commissioners a bullet penetrated an RV at the resort’s park and said previous assurances to prevent such incidents had not held. Residents described a Dec. 5 incident and asked the county for a response; deputies were reported to be involved.
Tom Tripoli, owner of the Blaze Resort, and several residents told the Glades County Board of County Commissioners that a projectile penetrated an RV at the resort’s park and that nearby firing-range activity has posed an ongoing safety risk.
Tripoli described the incident to the commission and provided an aerial map showing the range’s position relative to the resort’s golf course and RV sites. He said the projectile entered an RV at Site 61 and that the event “escalates the risk of the danger of this firing range” adjacent to developed resort property.
Residents said the incident occurred Dec. 5 and showed sheriff’s-office involvement. One resident reported the slug penetrated an RV wall and shower; another said the party that owns or operates the range met with the sheriff and agreed to obtain an estimate and pay for damages.
Why this matters: Speakers said the firing range is close to developed resort property, recently expanded RV sites and active golf holes. They asked the commission to pursue action to protect guests and residents and to clarify any conditions previously promised by the range operator or enforced by law enforcement.
What was said (selected): Tripoli said the case had “got a lot more serious with a a bullet in mister Milner's RV and came in at eye level and went through his RV, through his shower and with with vanity.” Another resident said the party owning the range met with the sheriff and “he agreed to get a estimate and pay for the damages.”
Next steps and outcomes: The commission’s agenda included a promise that a deputy would address the matter later in the meeting; the transcript segment records public comment and requests for follow-up but no formal county action or recorded vote on regulatory changes during the portion of the meeting provided.
