County considers storage of archery, BB-gun gear
By Brandy Nance (Contact)
Originally published 02:51 p.m., June 26, 2008
Updated 02:52 p.m., June 26, 2008
Lyon County commissioners will continue discussion during today’s meeting about the possibility of storing some BB guns and air rifles on county property at the Lyon County Extension Office.
Brian Rees, Lyon County Extension agent, spoke with commissioners during Wednesday’s study session. Rees said the Shooting Club had approached the Extension Office about the possibility of storing firearms and ammunition on county property. Lyon County owns the building the extension office is housed in. After further discussion, Rees said there would only be BB guns and air rifles and some archery equipment, not gun cartridges.
“I’m concerned with the powdered cartridges,” Commissioner Bob Davis said.
Rees assured Davis that type of ammunition wouldn’t be stored.
County Commission Vice-Chairman Marshall Miller said the county’s insurance company doesn’t have a problem with the storage of the items.
Rees said the larger issue may be public storage of equipment.
“We don’t have a problem with storing the equipment,” he said. “If you store that equipment, then what about the other clubs in the county that may want to have their equipment stored ... you start really looking at it and whose to say any of the other non-extension-affiliated entities wouldn’t want to use it as free storage?”
In other business:
• Commissioners discussed the 2009 annual management plan for the Noxious Weed Department.
• Commissioners are set to approve the purchase of a 2000 Ford Ranger 4x4 for the weed department.
• Commissioners are set to approve the appropriation of up to $6,000 from forfeiture funds for the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office to buy and install improved microphone systems in in-car video systems.
• Commissioners are set to approve the appropriation of up to $850 for tuition and travel expenses for a sheriff’s office deputy to attend criminal interdiction training in Kansas City, Mo.
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