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Dane County Zoning and Natural Resources Committee February 27, 1996 Page 2 Ms. Long makes reference to Richard Thompson who also appeared before the Town of Verona and submitted his report. I've dealt with Mr. Thompson before and he had some good ideas concerning the berm and barriers at the shooting stands which we plan to unilaterally incorporate into the range. Some diagrams by Greg Denner are included herein. Ms. Long also mentions the fact that the Definer's did not object to the Goldschmits rezoning the adjoining lots. That is true, and that is because the realtor, Allison Goldschmit, specifically stated at the hearing that there was no problem with the neighboring range. Presumably, if Ms. Goldschmit and Mr. Waters felt the range diminished the value of the lot it was reflected in the price Mr. Waters paid for the lot, and he has no claim for diminished property values. He bought the lot on October 29th, approximately three weeks after he complained about the range to Dane County Zoning. He obviously knew it was there before he bought it, and if he thought it was not in use he was given misinformation by the seller. If there was indeed a misrepresentation by the seller -- and I don't know if that's true -- I would suggest that the issue is a matter to be resolved between the buyer and the seller. The situation has not "dramatically changed" with the construction of a nearby home, as Ms. Long alleges, because there was a homestead on the same site for many years prior to the approval of the subdivision. Eleven children were raised on the same piece of property, and you heard the testimony of one of them on February 13. Mr. Waters also submitted various photos of the range with attached notes. We strongly dispute Mr. Water's assertion that raising the rifle 1/4 of an inch will cause it to shoot over the berm at 200 yards. You will note that this is not in Mr. Thompson's report but only in a statement by Mr. Waters. Our calculations show about 6 times the variance alleged by Mr. Waters and Mr. Salkin can explain what he saw in our shooting demonstration at the range, such as the use of the "V" shaped brace for the firearm. Again, 95% of the shooting is at 100 yards or less. Mr. Waters also makes reference to tires on the top row with lead shot in them. Tires from below have routinely been moved to the top of the berm. All of the above issues were raised and discussed at the Town hearing last Thursday. Mr. Waters is also incorrect in his assertions contained in the map he submitted alleging that other property owners were also against our petition. His information is dated and these owners did initially question the petition after hearing only Mr. Waters side of the story. After hearing our side of the story, Wingra Stone representatives said they were not opposed to it and if they changed their mind they would appear at the hearing. They did not appear. A member of the KMRZ partnership, Mr. Ripp, also stated they were no longer opposed after hearing our story. The same holds true for Scott Justo, who owns two of the other lots next to Mr. Waters.