Wicked Arsenal CUP

Attorney for the neighbors argued the commercial intensity is incompatible with the Green Swamp's passive-use standard, cited the hunt club precedent, and listed missing environmental studies including the noise study.

Read a neighbor's letter and described the narrow, curving Lee Road where backed-up event traffic could trap emergency vehicles.

Repeated that his property adjoins the range, the new westward firing direction points at his house, shops, and 11,000 pine trees, and called it the beginning of a bad situation.

Described lead contamination risk to wells, a bullet found between her house and shop, a camper pierced by a round near a house with four children, and men shooting at a flag thrown in the air.

The westward-facing neighbor pleaded for denial, citing NRA and military guidance against firing toward dwellings, ricochet risk, and social media videos of improper shooting.

Said the range has operated like a war zone with insufficient backstops and 'big time' weapons; called it commercial military intrusion, not recreation.

Described gunfire shaking her windows like Fourth of July mortars, a natural gas pipeline within rock-throwing distance of the range, well-water lead fears, and 9-foot barriers being far too low.

A 70-year resident living 200 feet away said his 44-year-old son with a heart condition can't breathe during shooting events, and begged the board to deny.

Questioned the 9-foot backstop geometry, noted bullets found where tree cover ends, and lamented disappearing deer and turkey on the wildlife habitat.

Said 'who was here first' matters, praised the community's quality of life, and noted Wicked Arsenal did little outreach — 'this is not a good neighbor.'

Showed a photo of nonexistent safety berms, spoke for her 91- and 88-year-old parents, and described a 62-year family legacy and tight-knit community she says the range is destroying.

Owns 13940 Chatham Road directly in the firing direction; said he fears for his family and animals every time shooting starts, questioned county liability, and cited full-auto social media videos.

Said buffers and studies can't change what surrounds the property — homes, families, and people using their land — and that the range is simply not compatible with this location.