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Community split as PUC moves ahead with Rod & Gun Club cleanup planning
Summary
At the Lake Merced workshop, long‑time club members urged preserving access and suggested lower remediation costs; other speakers — including environmental and public‑health advocates — warned shooting into the lake is no longer viable and asked for water and soil testing. Staff said a draft cleanup plan is being prepared for regulatory review and that implementation will take time.
A heated public comment segment at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Lake Merced workshop centered on the future of the 14‑acre parcel used by the Pacific Rod & Gun Club and on competing views about remediation, public health and recreational access.
What speakers said: supporters stressed the club’s history and youth programming, and urged a cleanup approach that preserves continued recreational use. "We are not broke," one club representative said while arguing insurance and private funding could cover portions of remediation; another public commenter said his contractor bid came back "with less than $5,000,000," disputing…
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