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City supports proposed plan for archery range in Glencoe

The Glencoe Archery Club hopes to be shooting on a range in town in the near future. The club’s president, George Essen, presented the plan for an outdoor range to the Glencoe City Council at its regular meeting Monday night.
Council members voted to move ahead with the project and have City Attorney Jody Winters draft the necessary changes to the city ordinance.
The range will be located at the end of Ninth Street East near Pleasant Avenue North.
A preferred version of the plan sets the range up diagonally across the lot. The total size of the range would be 130 yards long and 75 feet wide. The group would install netting and a safety barrier to stop any stray arrows, but Essen assured the Council that the length of the range means it is extremely unlikely any arrows would make it near the edge of the area.
When asked about what kind of netting would be used, Essen explained it is a fiber material like that used at a driving range. He reiterated that the arrows would likely not go far enough to reach anywhere near the net, but they were including it for the comfort of those around the area.
The range would have a strict set of rules to ensure the safety of all. Essen provided an example of these based on other ranges.
Police Chief Jim Raiter was present to explain enforcement of these rules. He said it will be a team effort with the club and the police. If the club feels someone has broken the rules and wants them off the property, it can contact the police to remove the person based on trespass laws.
Mostly compound bows would be used at the range, but Essen said crossbows were a possibility as well.
The current budget for the project is $12,024. Essen said that is based on fluid quotes and the group may still receive more discounts and even free fencing. The project has the support of the Parks Department and Conservation Partners of America. The club will also host fundraising shoots for continued maintenance of the range.

For more, see the Aug. 19 print edition of The Chronicle.