For Immediate Release: Commissioners Urge EMC to Reject Army National Guard Multi-Machine Gun Range
Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners Urge Environmental Management Commission to Reject Army National Guard Proposal for Multi-Machine Gun Range
September 15, 2021 (Barnstable, MA)-Today the Barnstable County Commissioners sent a letter to the Environmental Management Commissionurging it to reject the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s proposal to construct a Machine Gun Range within the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve.Thefull text of the Commissioners’ letter to the EMC is available at https://bit.ly/BC_Commissioners_Letter_MMGR
The law firm of McGregor & Legere, representing the Barnstable County Commissioners, provided a thorough legal analysis of the proposed multi-purpose machine gun range stating,“the proposed project fails to satisfy numerous requirements under state law and applicable Environmental Performance Standards”. The full text of the letter from McGregor & Legere is available at https://bit.ly/Legere_Letter
ABOUT BARNSTABLE COUNTY REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CAPE COD:Barnstable County is one of the last functioning counties in Massachusetts, with departments serving the 15 towns of Cape Cod. Barnstable County government consists of a legislative branch (Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates) and an executive branch (Barnstable County Commissioners). Learn more at www.barnstablecounty.org
MEDIA CONTACT:Sonja Sheasley,sonja.sheasley@capecod.gov
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