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Ada County tables controversial shooting‑range appeal after hours of testimony
Summary
After a daylong appeal hearing with hours of resident testimony and competing expert studies, the Ada County Board of Commissioners voted to table the contested conditional‑use permit for shooting facilities on the 7 Gates property to April 7 so staff and legal counsel can review new evidence and the full record.
The Ada County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday deferred a final decision on a contested conditional‑use permit for shooting‑range facilities on the 7 Gates property after an extended public hearing that included competing acoustic studies, agency comments and dozens of residents' statements.
Staff had urged the board to reverse the Planning & Zoning Commission's approval, telling commissioners that the record did not contain substantial evidence to support required findings for the permit. Richard, the county planner presenting the staff case, told the board the property contains multiple constructed shooting facilities and that the conditional‑use application authorized only three of those sites; "the record ... does…
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