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Commission places sheriff’s proposed firearms training range on hold after public opposition and agency comments
Summary
Following public testimony and agency feedback — including a letter from the Department of Interior regarding Shenandoah National Park — the planning commission voted to table the Warren County Sheriff’s conditional use application for a firing range and pursue further study or a hold until the sheriff requests resubmittal.
The Warren County Planning Commission on Nov. 13 moved to hold (table) the conditional use permit application for a public protection facility — a firearms training range proposed by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office — after residents raised safety, noise and environmental concerns and staff summarized agency comments.
Staff told the commission it had received comments from the Virginia Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Quality and provided a site‑boundary update for the county transfer station. The county also distributed a letter it received the day before from the…
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