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Resident urges Fairfield County Council to declare nearby shooting range a nuisance
Summary
Leslie Carlson told council that a nearby hunting preserve (operating as Upland Wings/Turtle Creek LLC) added a shooting range that now fires as early as 8 a.m. and as late as 10–11 p.m., six days a week during season; she requested the council declare the range a nuisance under County Ordinance 66663.
Leslie Carlson, a resident who signed up for public comment, told the Fairfield County Council that noise from a business identified on a sign as Upland Wings (permitted under Turtle Creek LLC / formerly Fonty Flora) has grown intolerable since the site added a shooting range.
"We are now listening to gunshot from 8:00 in the morning till 10 or 11 at night, 6 days a week, at least 6 months a year," Carlson said. She said the home‑area noise disrupts sleep and daily life and asked the council to "declare them a nuisance and shut down the shooting range." Carlson cited county ordinance 66663, which the transcript records as prohibiting unreasonably loud or disturbing noise that causes material distress to ordinary sensibilities.
Council did not take action during the public comment period; staff or code‑enforcement follow‑up was not recorded in the meeting. Council members acknowledged the complaint and the legal citation; the transcript records no immediate directive or formal referral to a specific department on the record.
Because this item was raised during public comment, any formal enforcement or regulatory response would require referral to county code enforcement or legal staff for investigation and possible subsequent action.
