Proposed Gun Range Discussed at Sandy Twp. Meeting
DUBOIS – The proposed joint gun range for the Sandy Township and DuBois City police departments was discussed at Monday night’s supervisors’ meeting.
During the meeting, Sandy Township Manager Shawn Arbaugh asked Police Chief Kris Kruzelak to work out the details with the city police chief and to provide an update later this week.
Kruzelak also explained why the two municipalities were considering a new gun range. He said it’s strongly recommended for police to have rifle training at a 100-yard range.
He said while Camp Mountain Run has two shooting ranges, both only measure 60 yards in length. He said there is another range available, but it’s in the game lands.
Kruzelak said while it meets the length requirement, there’s only one range available and its use for training purposes would require negotiations with the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
“There are limitations on both,” Kruzelak said, which is the primary reason behind the joint Sandy Township-DuBois City police gun range.
It was noted that tentative plans call for the shooting range to meet the 100-yard requirement, and there would also be three ranges available to officers.
In other business, the township postponed installation of four flow meters in the sewage system. The meters were previously required by DuBois City, and to be installed by 2021.
Township officials initially intended to have the flow meters installed in advance of the deadline. Since then, they’ve decided to hold off with consolidation talks ongoing with city officials.
It was noted that depending on the outcome of the consolidation study and if consolidation occurs, it may not be necessary for the township to install the meters, which would save $300,000.
To follow-up on discussions from the previous township meeting, Arbaugh reported that there weren’t any records of funds being designated for a new municipal building.
He said there were annual memos from 2015 through 2018, which did recommend the township place funds into its capital fund for a building.
However, Arbaugh said there were neither any records of significant amounts of funds being transferred into the capital fund, nor was there ever a budget line item created for it.
The supervisors’ April 6 meeting will be held at the Lakeview Lodge at Treasure Lake, and the general public is welcome to attend.
Arbaugh said the first meeting in April was moved so that it would be easier for Treasure Lake residents to attend a supervisors’ meeting.