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Residents urge audit of city lease at shooting complex; city staff outline revenue split and access changes
Summary
Residents told council a nonprofit leaseholder is deriving private benefit from a publicly owned shooting complex and urged an audit; city staff said net proceeds from the largest tournament were substantially smaller than a residents' estimate and described recent changes to improve public access.
Public commenters pressed the City of Casper on Monday over how a nonprofit operates and uses a publicly owned shooting facility, asking the council to audit lease terms and improve transparency.
Robert Taylor, who said he lives in Mills, told the council the facility leased by a nonprofit had generated about $116,000 over three years from private shooting competitions and that parts of the pistol range were effectively closed to the public. "There is no publicly available breakdown of how the $116,000 was spent, reinvested, or allocated for community benefit," Taylor said during the public-comment period and urged the council to "conduct a lease audit focused on financial transparency and public benefit, require reporting of revenue and…
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