[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: New Machine Gun Range at Joint Base Cape Cod (MA)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sandwich and National Guard Hold Gun Range Forum

CapeCod.com
August 25, 2021


SANDWICH – Sandwich selectmen recently held a forum with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, including a presentation detailing their plans to create a large multi-purpose machine gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod.
The presentation was followed by a questions and answers portion for attendees.

During the presentation, representatives of the National Guard addressed concerns from the public regarding the range, including environmental and groundwater contamination and noise pollution.

According to Jake McCumber, National Resources and Training Lands Manager for Camp Edwards, an environmental mitigation plan developed with and approved by MassWildlife established a funding requirement from the federal government that nearly doubled their annual budget for wildlife monitoring and habitat restoration.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/town-of-sandwich-massachusetts-national-guard-hold-forum-discussing-gun-range/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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