As I have stated before there will be many issues on our radar that we will need to take action on if we are to take a stand on our beliefs and have our voices heard. These are a few of the many to come where you can easily make a difference.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER 1

In December an e-mail was sent out requesting your support to attend a Planning Commission meeting that was held on Dec. 10th. I don’t know if you are aware of it or not, but that meeting received a good deal of local media attention. Most of the media was focused on the fact that a Montessori Day Care School is located across Penman Rd. from a building that is being sold by one of our members. Many of the concerns of the attendees were not relative to the conditional use application. The potential buyer of the property deferred her request until the next meeting to give her time to answer all questions fully. No residential neighbors opposed the pistol range, and both commercial neighbors are in favor of the range.

On January 14th at 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers located at 11 North 3rd St., Jacksonville Beach, the Planning Commission will rehear the request for “conditional use” of the Atlantic Laser building to house a pistol range. The Department of Planning and Development for Jacksonville Beach has recommended Approval, provided that the applicant can adequately inform the Planning commission how the proposed facility will be designed from a ballistic and safety standpoint, and how its operation will be regulated.

We have 3 days before the meeting. If you are available on Monday night, Jan. 14th to attend the meeting in support of the pistol range, I would greatly appreciate it. If you are unable to attend the meeting, below is a list of phone numbers for the Planning Commission members and the Department of Planning and Development. A quick phone call to them or the Department as a show of support would be very helpful. Or, if you would rather email them, the email address is: PlanningCommissionOffice@jaxbchfl.net. Before the last meeting they received phone calls and emails from businesses and individuals in favor of the range. We want to have as many people as we can to contact them in support.

I can assure you that the buyer has completed a lot of research to answer all questions from the Planning Commission and to clear any issues brought up by the citizens who opposed. She will be using systems to filter the air and capture any lead particles, installing steel walls to provide protection of bullets and insulation to abate the noise. She has contacted many experts in the field to ensure the utmost in safety, security and environmental issues are handled properly and completely. She wants to ensure the neighborhood is enhanced by this addition.

Here is the list to call:
Department of Planning & Development – 247-6231
Terry DeLoach (Chairman): 354-4109 (W) 246-4847 (H)
William Callan: 247-3673
Greg Sutton: 241-8637 (H) 813-8958 (W)
Lee Dorson: 247-6613
Fred Jones: 307-7008
Dave Dahl: 210-1833

ACTION ITEM NUMBER 2

      contact your members of Congress at 202-224-3121 to urge them to oppose Sen. Feinstein’s 2013 gun and magazine ban. Our elected representatives in Congress must hear from you if we are going to defeat this gun ban proposal. You can write your Representatives and Senators by using our “Write Your Representatives” tool here: http://www.nraila.org/get-involved-locally/grassroots/write-your-re...

Thank you for your participation in the Action Items - and for your service to this "We the People" organization.

May God Bless you and may God Bless our America

Leanne