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Parks director urges plan for busy county shooting range: volunteer RSO program and fee changes proposed
Summary
Parks and Recreation reported heavy use at the county shooting range and raised safety concerns about an unsupervised facility; staff proposed exploring volunteer range safety officers (RSOs), design changes and a future fee update after an approval to expand range boundaries from the BLM.
Iron County Parks and Recreation Director (Marie) told commissioners on Sept. 8 that use of the county shooting range has increased markedly and that the county should consider steps to manage safety and capacity.
"Our range is unsupervised," Marie said, noting the site currently posts "participants enter at their own risk" signage. She described repeated complaints and calls for an on‑site presence to limit unsafe behavior. The parks…
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