Lexington Police getting shooting range for 3.7 to 4.9 Million

[Broc]

$125K to design it? ... LMAO.

 

[Broc]

Probably the life like moving dog targets.

It will probably be like the Colosseum. Instead of lions and tigers, they will release hungry dogs at the officers.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Figure low end - $3.7M. Put it in a 1 year CD at 1.3% and the yield is $48.1k.

A PD can rent a LOT of range time for way under $48K per year.

If they float a bond to get that money, the effective annual cost of the range goes up even higher.

At that cost, the range should become a community resource like the parks and library.

Its like the $40M+ handicapped accessible Natick commuter rail stop. Compare what that money could generate in interest into the cost of giving the handicapped subsidized Uber rides (with the state paying anything over normal rail fare) to their destination.

 

[MGnoob]

3.7 million!? 50 members at $5k-ish a year?

Id like to think the $250k in member ship fees is to cover overhead... but why worry about that when you can just have us pay for it..

i just find it laughable that i have a 64 acre “playground” that only cost 112.5k and the “membership” costs 5k a year in property tax.

Image what any of us could accomplish with 3.7 million... government wasteful spending isnt just frivolous its full tetard.

 

[mac1911]

Gloucester PD uses Cape Ann Sportsmans Club range twice a year for free. Though I've "heard" that they have an indoor range on the top floor above the courthouse in Gloucester. No idea if that's true or if it still gets used.

But anyway, using the local range instead of building their own definitely saves us taxpayers money.

Takes away range time for members, dont let your club drink the cool aid. Once the club gets thats money coming in one week turns into 7 weeks

 

[looser38]

I'd really like to know what exactly is costing $3.7 million? Are there high-tech computer controlled ranges with sensors? Does it include a $500k janitor?

Does it include a $500k janitor?
If it does, I'm all over that.

 

[mac1911]

3.7 million!? 50 members at $5k-ish a year?

Id like to think the $250k in member ship fees is to cover overhead... but why worry about that when you can just have us pay for it..

i just find it laughable that i have a 64 acre “playground” that only cost 112.5k and the “membership” costs 5k a year in property tax.

Image what any of us could accomplish with 3.7 million... government wasteful spending isnt just frivolous its full tetard.

Is that 64 acres in mass? Remeber Mass is going
Going to spend as much as possible.
One club I belong to had a projected cost of 1.5mil for a new club house and its nothing fancy.
Dont know how much they wasted in dsign and blue prints and such but we ended up with a $300k sand pit instead.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

It'll be like the big dig. Costs will skyrocket. Too big an undertaking for these small town hicks to manage. Jack.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Takes away range time for members, dont let your club drink the cool aid. Once the club gets thats money coming in one week turns into 7 weeks

Not if done properly, rentals are limited to weekday business hours only, and the range use is not exclusive (only works at clubs with more than one range)

 

[SFC13557]

Don't forget the prevailing wage law - all workers must get union wages even if the town/state uses non-union labor.

Correct!

 

[SFC13557]

Waste of time and money but hey it's Lexington, money is no big deal.
[/QUO Remember, Walmart donated something like 15,000rds of 9mm to the Northampton PD and the good moonbats made the Chief decline the offer. The anti's are fanatical about firearms.

 

[PATRON]

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[mothybee]

I wonder how this got passed with it being right next to the Minuteman bike path. I'm amazed people didn't lose their sh*t over this.

Easy, just wait till the libs are out protesting their white privilege.

 

[MGnoob]

Is that 64 acres in mass? Remeber Mass is going
Going to spend as much as possible.
One club I belong to had a projected cost of 1.5mil for a new club house and its nothing fancy.
Dont know how much they wasted in dsign and blue prints and such but we ended up with a $300k sand pit instead.

ya, im in MA. In the future i want to put up a building on my range to reduce noise... my dumb ass neighbors will fight it though..and if thats the case, f*** em.... they can keep the noise.. other option is to stay under 120sq feet . Which is lame/

 

[Freddy B]

Globe story on the controversy. I actually wrote the Republican Committee post they quoted.

In Lexington, a proposed police gun range leads to outrage, then a reversal - The Boston Globe

An ill-timed vote held amid worldwide Black Lives Matter protests following the killing of George Floyd has led thousands to sign a petition against the project.

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Update: TM reconsidered and IP'd it.

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