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Compared to the first community meeting, the December 9th meeting began with more sobriety and less exultant celebration of the sports park, perhaps due to the attendance being composed primarily of neighbors opposed to VSP's proposed location as seen with the prevalence of "No Public Gun Range next to Family Homes" stickers compared to the yellow VSP stickers. Icy roads and cold temperatures prevented many from attending, especially beyond the immediate sound-radius of the r

We are no strangers to the sound of recreational firearm use on Walton Road, and we do not begrudge our neighbors their personal "range time" on their own properties. ​ However, a   public-use shotgun range open 365 days a year from 9am to dusk will be an unmitigated nightmare for those of us already living on Walton Road. ​​​ At the community meeting, VSP stated or implied: 1. Their leased property has adequate buffering by acreage, vegetation, or terrain for neighboring res

With less than a 48 hour notice, Walton Road neighbors rallied to make a strong showing at the November meeting of the Goochland Economic Development Authority (EDA), where they were considering endorsement of VSP's shooting range, resulting in the EDA's tabling of the agenda item. (The archived video of the meeting will be found on the county's website once uploaded.) Thanks to keen eyes and friends in the right places, we became aware on the evening of Monday, November 17t

For a brief overview of the Virginia Sports Park pre-application for a conditional use permit to construct a clay shooting range at 0 Walton Road, please see "About the Shooting Range" here . On October 30, 2025, a community meeting was hosted by Virginia Sports Park (VSP) at the Goochland Administration Building regarding the construction of a 16-station clay shooting range and archery center on property leased from Luck Stone at 0 Walton Road to operate 365 days a year from