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Commissioners approve first phase of new shooting range construction
1,000-yard rifle range to be used by FBI, Sheriffs Office
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Department of Juvenile Justice Commissioner Avery Niles, right, and Scott Cagle, director of planning and preparedness at the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice practice at the the Hall County Sheriff's Office firing range. An ambitious, million-dollar project to build a new gun range for the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI was approved by the Hall County Board of Commissioners on Thursday.
An ambitious, million-dollar project to build a new gun range for the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI was approved by the Hall County Board of Commissioners on Thursday. Commissioners unanimously approved a contract worth approximately $1.2 million to Simpson Trucking and Grading for the range near the end of Allen Creek Road. It’s only the first phase of the work, and it’s completely funded by the FBI, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Deputy Stephen Wilbanks.