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Neighbors urge Randolph County to act on Fuller Mill gun range noise and permitting concerns
Summary
Several Randolph County residents told commissioners the Fuller Mill shooting range has violated permitting rules, exceeded structures limits, and degraded nearby property values; speakers asked the board to limit hours of operation or require sound mitigation.
Multiple residents addressed the Randolph County Board of Commissioners during public comment to urge action on noise, permitting and land-use issues tied to the Fuller Mill shooting range (identified in testimony as operated by TASK).
Fritz Wang told the board the range had lowered property values for more than 60 families, alleged that some construction at the range was unpermitted and said the operator had been allowed to continue even after the county changed its UDO in 2021 to restrict ranges to heavy-industrial properties. Wang asked the board to restrict hours to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, close the range on Sundays and federal holidays, and require the operator to install sound barriers.
Amy Wang said county records and email correspondence she requested show internal staff acknowledging the problem and noted what she described as five unpermitted shelters (two roughly 20-by-40 and three roughly 20-by-50). She cited emails from County Manager Holden, a former planning director, and a county attorney statement that noise-ordinance violations would not be excused by club status.
Isaac Hoffman corroborated neighbors' descriptions of when berms and shelters were built and said many residents predated the expanded structures and now lack reasonable quiet. He framed the request not as an effort to close the range but to require mitigation that would allow the neighborhood to return to a quieter condition.
Board members did not vote on enforcement or operational restrictions during the meeting; the public comment portion recorded residents’ requests and evidence claims for staff and the board to consider in follow-up. The transcript contains allegations of unpermitted construction and UDO violations but no immediate enforcement action or formal directive recorded on the record.
What happens next: Residents requested the board direct staff to consider restricting operating hours and to require noise mitigation or permitting enforcement; the meeting record shows county staff and commissioners previously exchanged emails acknowledging the issue. Any enforcement or regulatory action would require staff review, potential code enforcement proceedings and a formal agenda action by the board.
