Concerning the firing range >>> l have no idea what the local feelings are about the firing range. l worked at and out of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. These guys are all about noise abatement on its' 70K+ acres, with ten miles of northern Chesapeake Bay shoreline. Through the 1960's, the DoD said,"lt's the sound of freedom". As the Eastern Shore built up, second home buyers from Jersey and Pa. started complaining about artillery testing and the resulting, BOOM! They constructed fortifications so the noise was directed up. Also there was established set firing times, unless a special night firing was required. The Feds have already figured this out, so the compromise would/might be to spend some tax dollars on noise abatement, and agree on the hours of operation.
The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce has been a paid member of APPL, the entity suing to prevent implementation of the Citizens Initiative. The successful initiative outlines residents' plans for a more economically and environmentally sustainable balance of tourism in BH. Which would involve returning cruise ship visits to a number closer to that from before the BH Town Council joined with the Chamber to serve as boosters for the cruise ship industry (and that relatively small element of local business owners which profits from cruise ship tourism) instead of serving as representatives of the community and its overall interests.
Once again, an overwhelming minority is complaining about something so we need to change it? The firing range has been in existence for decades. Stop whining. You don’t like it? Move. End of story.
There is no 'end of the story.' Certainly not by fiat. There are next steps. Mediation. Negotiation. People talking together and listening to each other's concerns and interests. Investigating all aspects of the situation. Deciding on priorities and strategies to achieve them. Together. Coming to consensus through reasoned debate of empirical evidence. This is how community and good government work and grow. And yes, change for the better.
How is removing a firing range which is utilized by national park employees a change for the better? It’s never been an issue before. Why is it an issue now? Because one or two people have a problem with listening to gunfire? Too bad. We don’t need to relent to everybody whims. There’s more of a reason to have it than to not. I think people have about had it with catering to the few. It has gotten old. NIMBYs abound.
ThankYou for expanding your comment and explaining your position. It is exactly these sorts of conversations which need to take place in order to come to consensus on what a good resolution might be.
Concerning the firing range >>> l have no idea what the local feelings are about the firing range. l worked at and out of Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. These guys are all about noise abatement on its' 70K+ acres, with ten miles of northern Chesapeake Bay shoreline. Through the 1960's, the DoD said,"lt's the sound of freedom". As the Eastern Shore built up, second home buyers from Jersey and Pa. started complaining about artillery testing and the resulting, BOOM! They constructed fortifications so the noise was directed up. Also there was established set firing times, unless a special night firing was required. The Feds have already figured this out, so the compromise would/might be to spend some tax dollars on noise abatement, and agree on the hours of operation.
To be fair the BH Chamber of Commerce is not the entity suing over the cruise ships.
The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce has been a paid member of APPL, the entity suing to prevent implementation of the Citizens Initiative. The successful initiative outlines residents' plans for a more economically and environmentally sustainable balance of tourism in BH. Which would involve returning cruise ship visits to a number closer to that from before the BH Town Council joined with the Chamber to serve as boosters for the cruise ship industry (and that relatively small element of local business owners which profits from cruise ship tourism) instead of serving as representatives of the community and its overall interests.
All true but the article made it sound like the Chamber initiated the suit.
“grotesque”
Careful not to wet your bed.
Once again, an overwhelming minority is complaining about something so we need to change it? The firing range has been in existence for decades. Stop whining. You don’t like it? Move. End of story.
There is no 'end of the story.' Certainly not by fiat. There are next steps. Mediation. Negotiation. People talking together and listening to each other's concerns and interests. Investigating all aspects of the situation. Deciding on priorities and strategies to achieve them. Together. Coming to consensus through reasoned debate of empirical evidence. This is how community and good government work and grow. And yes, change for the better.
How is removing a firing range which is utilized by national park employees a change for the better? It’s never been an issue before. Why is it an issue now? Because one or two people have a problem with listening to gunfire? Too bad. We don’t need to relent to everybody whims. There’s more of a reason to have it than to not. I think people have about had it with catering to the few. It has gotten old. NIMBYs abound.
ThankYou for expanding your comment and explaining your position. It is exactly these sorts of conversations which need to take place in order to come to consensus on what a good resolution might be.
Leave the range alone.