Edna DeVries
32:28 - 32:53
"If this is approved, it tells every property owner in the borough that a public shooting range can be placed next to someone's home simply because government-owned land is available."
“If this is approved, it tells every property owner in the borough that a public shooting range can be placed next to someone's home simply because government-owned land is available.”
- Speaker
- Edna DeVries
- Timestamp
- 32:28 – 32:53
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Captured at
- August 18, 2026
From the transcript
The problem is the site. The proposal would place a public shooting range immediately adjacent to private occupied property. This is not a minor land use issue. It's an extraordinary decision that could set a troubling precedent. If this is approved, it tells every property owner in the borough that a public shooting range can be placed next to someone's home simply because government-owned land is available.
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