Sherwood Fraternal Order of Police voice support for proposed gun range
Video: New Sherwood development raises concerns in Brushy Island community
SHERWOOD, Ark. – A gun range project that has been met with controversy has received the support of the city's Fraternal Order of Police.
The shooting range is part of a proposed 22-acre project in the Brushy Island district, which will support an administrative building, a maintenance and operations center, a wash bay, and the police shooting range. The city has broken ground on the project.
New Sherwood development raises concerns in Brushy Island community
The Sherwood Mathis-Lowe Lodge 15 stated in a Friday announcement that it supports the range. The statement went on to call the range 'imperative' for officer training.
'In previous years, officers have had to travel long distances or to locations with heavy restrictions [to train], preventing us from adequately training on specific techniques,' the announcement states. 'Our officers must be adequately trained in the best techniques to keep the public safe and violent crime out of our city.'
The FOP also thanked Mayor Heye-Townsell and the Sherwood City Council for their support of the project.
Some residents of the unincorporated Brushy Island have expressed concern about the project's impact and the safety considerations of the range.
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Heye-Townsell, who said previously that the project has been in the works since 2023, and Sherwood Police Chief Jeff Hagar have said the range is designed with safety in mind.
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