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Resident outlines proposal for ‘Trojan Claybusters’ shooting‑sports club; board asks for full proposal
Summary
A community member presented a draft plan for a shooting‑sports club (proposed name: Trojan Claybusters), said the city offered preliminary start‑up funds, and requested the district consider holding donated funds; the board asked staff for a full proposal addressing policy, safety, funding and whether the school should hold the account.
A community member asked the Las Animas School District No. Re‑1 board to consider a student shooting‑sports club he proposed naming the Trojan Claybusters and gave an initial update on fundraising and local support.
The presenter said the city council had tentatively approved $1,200 to help start the program, with further funding contingent on district approval. He described community offers to support fundraising and logistics, including discounted VFW hall rental and donated items from local organizations. He also asked whether the district could hold the program’s funds to improve transparency: “I would kind of like to see if the school would start a fund for us and hold our funds… I don’t think that’s good transparency for that to be coming in my name,” the presenter said.
District staff responded that existing weapons policies appear to apply to school grounds and that an off‑site shooting club should not conflict with those rules, but staff asked the presenter to return with a complete proposal that included safety plans, a code of conduct, clear fundraising/accounting procedures and confirmation of compliance with any applicable policies. The board asked staff to check rules about holding externally raised funds and to include a full financial and compliance plan for the board’s review at the next meeting.
No action to approve the club was taken at the meeting; the presenter was told to provide a detailed written proposal for consideration.
