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Residents urge county to oppose proposed shooting range near West Mountain, citing noise and safety
Summary
Two residents told commissioners on June 19 that a proposed private shooting range on nearby BLM land would abut hundreds of homes and produce substantial noise, traffic and safety impacts; they asked the commission to investigate and press for a different site.
During the public‑comment portion of the June 19 Utah County Commission meeting, residents from the West Mountain area urged the commission to intervene in plans for a private shooting range proposed on adjacent BLM land.
Norm Avery told the commission the project appears to be a private group from Alabama proposing to build a range across roughly 750 acres along the BLM boundary near 9552 South and 6200 West, adjacent to about 140–150 homes. He said project proponents told residents the county supports the plan, but that residents had received no formal notice from the county. "They're proposing, over 750 acres up there, for the shooting range," Avery said, and he added that developers were projecting "probably an additional 4,000 people a month visiting that shooting range."
Byron Lacey, a neighbor, said the range would sit directly behind residents' fences and urged commissioners to ask the proponents to relocate the site a short distance to avoid residential borders: "They can move the location down a mile and not touch houses," he said. Commenters flagged concerns about noise, traffic, safety for rifle shooting and potential impacts on animals and the rural lifestyle.
Commissioners acknowledged the comments and said staff would follow up. The meeting moved into a closed session and then adjourned; the transcript does not record a formal commission decision on the matter during the public meeting.
Source: Public comment at Utah County Commission meeting, June 19.
