I'm on an existing BoD already and am familiar with multiple clubs. I have all these things covered as far as insurance, abutters, zoning and permitted use etcI'm probably pointing out the obvious that you've already considered but do you know what your fixed cost per year would be as a non-profit. This is assuming that the land is already paid for that the taxes are reasonable and the zoning allows this. I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer here but I don't know how the financials would work anywhere in the Northeast where land is at such a premium and the tax rates are so high. 1 NIMBY of an abbutter or someone a mile away that punches a hole in their vinyl siding and says that it was one of your stray rounds that caused it will have you tied up in court for years and the legal fees will bankrupt the organization. The insurance costs alone would be prohibitive. Maybe somebody that's on an existing board could chime in and tell us what the insurance policy on the property, liability insurance and most of all insurance to indemnify anyone on the board of directors costs. Could you start off as a pistol club only on an indoor range build up some membership and interest and then build a rifle range on the property later?
I'm more interested in features that attract people to clubs and what offerings are wanted and less interested at this point on the how to run it etc although I do appreciate all the posts from that angle.