Grassland shooting range progressing
Bill Jackson @ September 4, 2010 # Comments Off
The proposed range would be built on a section of U.S. Forest Service land near the intersection of Colo. 14 and Weld County Roads 90 and 57. It would be on the south side of Colo. 14 and the shooting would be directed to the southeast. The 1,000-yard range will be buffered by 8-foot berms on both sides, and a
20-foot berm at the southeast end of the range, and would require about three acres of land, said Lori Bell, grassland district ranger. The site is about 12 miles east of Pierce.
It is being partially funded by a $97,000 grant from the Colorado Division of Wildlife and a $25,000 grant from the National Rifle Association, Bell added.
Weld County Commissioner Dave Long said the plan has been in the works for about a year and would, hopefully, draw shooters to the range and reduce the number of power