Posted: 12/1/2004 8:29:16 AM EDT
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After NUMEROUS calls to the IL-EPA offices in LaSalle County, Rockfod and Sprinngfield, I found out some rather intresting info about Buffalo Range. Distilled to the important parts, I have thus to report. As of November 30thm the range is cleared to re-open. BR, however must make allowances for some EPA work that will be ongoing thru the winter. The info above comes straight from the agency charged with inspecting IL-EPA cleanups. According to the gent I spoke to, a meeting between all concerned parties took place at BR yesterday. The BR answering machine still says "CLOSED". If someone lives near there can you PLEASE drive over and get ahold of a live person. CKMorley |
Radium Dial Co is elsewhere in Ottowa and is a Federal EPA project, IIRC. BR has been closed since April because of an Illinois EPA clean-up on an old (& potentially toxic) landfill next door which accepted a wide range of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from industrial and municipal sources. Waste included paint and plating sludges, organic solvents and cyanide. according to IL-EPA. IL_EPA was concerned about gunfire endangering workers, so BR agreed to close for the duration of the cleanup. Nov 30th is when they were to be permitted to reopen the gun range. CKMorley |
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Ok , I have to get back there , been workng 10 hr days, ..I have free time after work, I hope someone will be there about 5 pm. The last I heard was they needed to lay the black dirt, I have not followed up . ...See above, Gotta a little girl too. SO, if I dont get shot or hit a deer , or blown up...heh heh . I will post my finding. Edit ... What is the best way to go in asking? I'm thinking ...gee let me knok on their freaking door, Yelling ATF open up for me. I dont have an atv to trailor in , I guess I go right up to the house and throw cash at them, I dont want my dogs shot again, ...cost me $800. last time they were shot. Anyone have a throw a way dog? Nah, I will try the open up please route.  Ps part 2. Looks like the the pit bulls that killed my in-laws dogs are dead, I think was when I was in Texas. Thanks for the support. |
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Answering machine still says no. This is bordering upon idiocy. If they opened this weekend, they'd easily be jam packed both days At $20 per adult shooter, they'd rake in a few grand. We need recon......... PS. IL-EPA, when asked about compensation for the business lost, said BR was making some cash selling clean dirt "fill". for the cleanup and re-capping. Plus, the old landfill is owned by the mother of the woman who operates BR. So it's not exactly a case of the Evil EPA closing an innocent business, like we all asumed. The landfill improperly accepted chemical waste, and IL-EPA caught up with them, which explains why the terms of the Consent Order that closed BR were rather draconian. |
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Heres your update. The epa are starting to to pull out their gear , I was told. If no opening soon I think Next year.  The cool lady I spoke with in the moto shop, and HER FAMILY cant even shoot there. If your tired of the recording, try this number...815-434- 6741. Do not piss her off and yell at her , she is nice. I gave her info as to where to find us. I think I have it bad....THEY CANNOT SHOOT THERE, Give them your support if you ride in the dirt. http://buffalorange.tripod.com sorry I dont know how to make any better... Seen 2 deer @ 5 PM when I left ...dtr |
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Has anyone thought about maybe seeing if they'd be interested in being bought out???? Maybe we could get some folks from AR15.com together and do this? Not sure if it would be worth the hassle but it would be nice to have a decent N. Illinois range... I'm a real estate agent and if folks wanted to get together and do this, I could help with it. Mike |
So when you having us over? 
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Shit I have to road trip 15 mins. again? I posted before, on this. Hopefully , we can offer them cash? not my 1st newborn , { she is only 2 and 3/4s} I want nothing more than to get out there. .......How about a benifit for ? I saw someone posted about renting out the place, ...How about a winter camp out ? .... If we can. Fuck I 'd pay a hundred, ......Going out tomarow. Get back to ya. |
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I wanted to tell you guys more , .....I lost my lighter, didnt save money on car insuransr. Lost my directions on how to post a pic , ....Yes I have step by step ...had step by step. THE PHOTOS WOULD OF BEEN GREAT, OOPS Taking a suitcase full of cash tomarrow, ....Anyone watch Suicide Kings? Time to eat and sleep , will up date Thurs. I neeed how t o post pics again ... |
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I ve been puking . This morning, yea me. I e-mailed the dude that knows the folk at the range, If I have to , I'll dry heave my self over there, if no update from him. Mascacholi ? tasted better the first time.... HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA urp. P.S. dry heaves SUXXXXXXXXXX. |
TRY SOME OF YOUR FAMOUS CHILI, IF YOU STILL UP CHUCK AT LEAST IT WILL LOOK LIKE UP CHUCK  |
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Sorry to leave you hanging. Here is a rundown of my meager collection: 2 AR-15's (one for service rifle competition, the Armalite for plinking) M1 Garand (CMP) M1 Carbine M1903A3 (CMP) Saiga-12ga (one of my favorites) 2 SKS's (the paratrooper shorty is my wife's toy) Enfield SMLE Remington 513T .22 target rifle (CMP) L.C. Smith double 12 ga. (field grade) and soon to be arriving. . . Kahr Arms M1927A1 "Tommy Gun" A Christmas gift to me. It's not much, but on a teachers salary, it is just right for me. |