What was this event? A public open house for the Jonesville Shooting Range and Park planning project was held on December 11th, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:30pm in the Sutton Elementary School gym. With an open house format, attendees were able to directly interact with the client and consultant team. Various exhibits were available at the open house including maps to show the location of the site, and new iterations of concepts for possible improvements focusing on the development of a shooting range. Attendees were encouraged to provide written comments, and to visit the project website for additional information or to leave digital comments. Concept Layout Exhibits from the Event Option 1 - Consolidated Open Space Option 1a - Including Action/Practical Shooting Option 2 - Separation of Uses Option 2a - Including Action/Practical Shooting Public Input Boards Opinions on Facility Importance For one exercise, participants were asked to place a red s...
The meeting was composed of a presentation, questions and answers with the audience followed by the opportunity for direct interaction with client and team. The presentation can be viewed or downloaded using this link 2026-01-21 Meeting#3 Presentation . The exhibits are also provided directly here (lower quality than the pdf link above). Project Overview Operations and Maintenance Location Selection Location of Site Location of Site - Enlargement Location of Site - Enlargement Previous Options - From November 6th, 2025 Public Open House Public review and comments on these options resulted in the development of the options presented at the December 11th open house. Previous Options - From December 11th, 2025 Public Open House Public review and comments on these options resulted in the development of the preferred option presented at the January 21st, 2026 meeting. Qualitative Public Input on Amount and Type of Shooting Facilities At the December 11th, 2025 ...
Below are the exhibits that we will have at the December 11th Public Meeting (Sutton Elementary School from 5:00 to 7:30). This meeting will be a similar format to the previous meeting, with an open house format where attendees can interact directly with the project team. The exhibits below include two options for the shooting range that are a refinement of the previous options, and maps that show where the overall project site is located within the overall area. All of the exhibits can be downloaded as a single PDF file using this link: Jonesville Shooting Range and Park December 11th Exhibits Options Option 1: This option locates the 300 and 200 yard ranges farthest to the west. This reduces the amount of excavation, and allows a consolidated open space that connects the range area with areas to the east (campground and trail access) and the areas to the south. Another benefit is better alignment of firing lines. A challenge of this layout is that the various uses within th...