The Twin Oaks landfill in Grimes County, Texas, has partnered with two local police departments to transform a section of the landfill into two shooting ranges, a report by The Eagle says. Sixteen out of 1,000 acres have been used as gun ranges for the last nine months.
Fifteen officers from Byran and College Station can be at the range at any time. According to the report, a range includes three tall berms in a long rectangle with 15 targets. The targets are electronically controlled by an officer in a tower at the opposite end of the range and can be shifted back and forth by computer and remote control.
The landfill is owned and operated by the Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency, a nonprofit organization developed in 2010 and run by a board of Byron and College Station officials. The agency has been saving money gained through landfill use to construct the facilities. According to the report, it was able to save $650,000.
The groundbreaking for the ranges was held in July 2016 and they both became operations in November 2016. The site also houses a classroom equipped to train for hand-to-hand combat. The agency met with JBS Engineering and Environmental to design the project and a certified National Rifle Association expert to make design recommendations.
At the range, officers use the targets to practice with pistols, shotguns and rifles. Both departments provide their own range masters who are required to be present and moderate any shooting sessions. Usually officers use the range to practice or take a quarterly marksmanship test or recruit training.
According to the report, the agency charges each police department 50 cents per year to use the range. The agency says there are no plans to lease the range out to any other police departments.
Fifteen officers from Byran and College Station can be at the range at any time. According to the report, a range includes three tall berms in a long rectangle with 15 targets. The targets are electronically controlled by an officer in a tower at the opposite end of the range and can be shifted back and forth by computer and remote control.
The landfill is owned and operated by the Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency, a nonprofit organization developed in 2010 and run by a board of Byron and College Station officials. The agency has been saving money gained through landfill use to construct the facilities. According to the report, it was able to save $650,000.
The groundbreaking for the ranges was held in July 2016 and they both became operations in November 2016. The site also houses a classroom equipped to train for hand-to-hand combat. The agency met with JBS Engineering and Environmental to design the project and a certified National Rifle Association expert to make design recommendations.
At the range, officers use the targets to practice with pistols, shotguns and rifles. Both departments provide their own range masters who are required to be present and moderate any shooting sessions. Usually officers use the range to practice or take a quarterly marksmanship test or recruit training.
According to the report, the agency charges each police department 50 cents per year to use the range. The agency says there are no plans to lease the range out to any other police departments.
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