Elliot Berger told the council he was surprised to discover a large, 360-degree hunting blind on the driveway of Grover Farm near Village Road East and said there had been little or no communication about its presence to neighbors. "I was walking our dog on Village Road East and was surprised to look up the driveway of Farmer Grover's and to see a hunting blind, a very large blind," Berger said during public comment.

The most immediate concern, residents said, is that the blind allows shooting in multiple directions and is adjacent to residential lots, a religious institution and Village School. "It is of concern that there's not sufficient awareness about it," Berger said, asking what types of firearms might be used and whether the township had approved the structure.

Mayor Marlena told the council she learned about the shooting at the farm earlier the same day and said the township knows hunting has occurred on the farm historically but that a new structure had been built this year. The mayor said the township has asked its attorney for a written legal opinion to clarify what the municipality may regulate given that farms are governed by the state's right-to-farm law and that the farmer holds the property under a lease: "We have asked our attorney to write a legal opinion as to what legally the township can and cannot do because the farms are governed by state's right to farm law." She also said the township would communicate directly with the homeowners association once it receives the attorney's opinion and suggested placing signage near the area if shooting will occur.

Other residents echoed Berger's concern. Mindy Shetler said she had received an HOA email about the blind and called the installation "extremely disturbing," while Mark Pepper urged completion of a nearby sidewalk so residents would have an alternate route away from the farm.

What happens next: the mayor said the township will publish the attorney's written opinion to the homeowners association and consider posting signs if shooting will continue. No formal regulatory action was announced at the Nov. 24 meeting; the council later entered a closed session on an unrelated affordable-housing matter.