First of all, thank you to John, Mike and Jeanne and Dan for showing up at some township meetings this week and to John for talking to the reporter although I know he hates that stuff. Those of you who are getting this same thing via SAFR mail, well, just deal with it. 
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Today's DNR meeting in Lansing (which, just in case anyone is keeping track is 100 miles from where I work and 80 miles to where I live): 15 die-hard people who want to shut down a range. And me. Now, its all very comforting that I'm right and they aren't, but some companionship in being right would be good, too. These people mean to shut this place down and they aren't backing down and me continually annoying them on my own is just egging them on. And as one of the commissioners said tonight "government is run by those who show up." If that's the case, we're all in for some trouble.
On the happier side: a good share of the commissioners were very nice and some approached me afterwards. I thought one was going to smash his head on the table when one of the opposition announced her truly stunning realization that most of the sound comes from the muzzle of the gun..to quote: "most people don't realize it, but the most sound comes out of the muzzle of the gun which is pointed towards the sky." Well, um..okeeeedoke. There were other nuggets of wisdom, such as women don't understand how people can shoot guns and stuff (this stated while sobbing) and of course, the bags of garbage were drug back in.
The township meetings are the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month for Brighton Twp. and the 1st and 3 Wednesdays for Green Oak Twp. The next DNR meeting is the April 1 at the Lansing Center. Check www.michigan.gov/dnr was we get closer to confirm times and dates. If you want on the agenda to speak, email Teresa Gloden.
http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-7/107841672867790.xml?aanews?NEA
Today's DNR meeting in Lansing (which, just in case anyone is keeping track is 100 miles from where I work and 80 miles to where I live): 15 die-hard people who want to shut down a range. And me. Now, its all very comforting that I'm right and they aren't, but some companionship in being right would be good, too. These people mean to shut this place down and they aren't backing down and me continually annoying them on my own is just egging them on. And as one of the commissioners said tonight "government is run by those who show up." If that's the case, we're all in for some trouble.
On the happier side: a good share of the commissioners were very nice and some approached me afterwards. I thought one was going to smash his head on the table when one of the opposition announced her truly stunning realization that most of the sound comes from the muzzle of the gun..to quote: "most people don't realize it, but the most sound comes out of the muzzle of the gun which is pointed towards the sky." Well, um..okeeeedoke. There were other nuggets of wisdom, such as women don't understand how people can shoot guns and stuff (this stated while sobbing) and of course, the bags of garbage were drug back in.
The township meetings are the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month for Brighton Twp. and the 1st and 3 Wednesdays for Green Oak Twp. The next DNR meeting is the April 1 at the Lansing Center. Check www.michigan.gov/dnr was we get closer to confirm times and dates. If you want on the agenda to speak, email Teresa Gloden.
