Former OPP Gun Range Full Saga
We still await the result from the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). The landowner appealed the decision by our township to NOT rezone to permit him to put in a gun range. This is his right. As far as we know, the OPP hasn't spent the $1 million estimate to remediate the old gun range. The heavy metals from 20 years of shooting need to be removed and the burn flattened. Sadly, I have heard them firing from this location.
On Oct. 13th there was an OLT hearing. It was a 'written' hearing, to respond to the townships request to dismiss the appeal. The appellant has no grounds to appeal, since his gun range would violate the official township plan for peace and quiet.
In the meantime, the landowner, who is a contractor, has been busy. He's had staff partly renovate the buildings on the property. He rented out the top floor, but now the tenant has moved out. Lotsa fun. He applied for and received permission to sever out three properties from the 120 acres originally the landowner bought for $606,000. The road, lower left, goes back to the former OPP gun range. The owner has retained those lands.
Lot #1 is still for sale at $144,000.
This is a noisy highway. We are 100m back from the road, thankfully. The motorcycles, trucks, revving motors as they seek to pass one another, can assault the senses.
rural peace and quiet from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Project Timelines <= we began this a year ago September.
10 comments:
Although I spent much of my childhood at gun ranges shooting skeet, I would not want to live within earshot of one.
Definitely highway noise. When I lived a block from an interstate (in FL) I not only heard constant traffic when outside on my screen porch, I had a fallout of black dust. I finally figured it was from tires and brakes on the highway. Smelly too. Do hope things get as peaceful and quiet as possible for you.
That landowner is nothing if not persistent. I'm surprised he can sell those lots while trying to turn adjoining property into a gun range. I mean, who'd want to live that close to all that noise and traffic?!
I have a feeling that you'll be in the clear wrt the gun range.
Keeping fingers crossed for you. Countryside is slowly getting sold into parcels down our way too, and the once pristine is now not so much.
I really, really hope his appeal is dismissed.
A gun range is very noisy, and the owner is going to be so lucky if he sells sections or properties too close. I don't think the range has a chance to go ahead.Who would want to live close to that bombardment of gunfire!!!
Nothing like moving to the country for peace and quiet -- then having the trucks and guns and all. It sounds promising. I hope so.
I wonder what the realtor has to say to the potential buyers about the appeal for the gun range so close to the land for sale? We have a county road close to us & oh my the traffic increase over the last 10 years! It was one of the many things I enjoyed about lockdowns - less nose & dust.
He should just give up.
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