[Moo] Archery land use

[Marcolo DelMare]

I sent an e-mail to parkmail but I accidentally failed to mention that I am
not a resident of fairfax county. :)

Marcolo


On 4/2/08, ndcsive at cox.net <ndcsive at cox.net> wrote:
>
> I have taken the time to write an email to Parkmail at fairfaxcounty.gov.
> Have you? (guilt, guilt, guilt)
>
> Please take the time to help our community of archers. :)
>
> Thank You
>
> Esperanza Susanna Abelle
>
> ---- Karen Miller <mill3rs at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > I'm writing to you all to request that the Ponte Alto and Stierbach
> populace help our archery community.
> >
> > We lost the site that we were using as our outdoor archery range and are
> in need of another.  What we need is about 1 acre or so of land where we can
> set up our archery targets and shoot - preferably without shooting into
> neighbors yards. Traditionally, both Ponte Alto and Stierbach practice
> together, so we'd like to keep to the west if possible.  It would be helpful
> if we could keep our targets on the site as well.  We'd like to keep it
> close in to Fairfax County so that people who work in DCish areas can get to
> it in a reasonable amount of time for a weeknight practice.   If you know of
> such a place... PLEASE contact Miles de Lockwood at:
> milesdelocwode at cox.net or Brigid OHara at: mill3rs at yahoo.com .
> >
> > The other option we are pursuing is to petition Fairfax County to
> provide land for us (as
> > other counties in the area do have archery targets on county lands).
> > In order to be heard that we need use of this land - which we all pay
> for with
> > our taxes, mind you, there is now a way to suggest that Fairfax County
> put an
> > archery range on one of their park lands.  The more people that are
> heard
> > from, the better the chance that the county would provide for us.  So
> > please... help us one and all!
> >
> > If you would all be so kind as to go to:
> http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/plandev/greatparks.htm and see the
> website that they have put up asking for input for the park system.  On the
> bottom of this page, there is an email link to the planning and development
> office at:  Parkmail at fairfaxcounty.gov .  If we all send them emails to
> let them know what we'd like, maybe they'll allow us to use some of the land
> that they have.
> >
> >
> > There is a list of Fairfax County planning & development meetings on
> this page - there are only 2 meetings left. I would have gone to an earlier
> one but I only just found out about it.  It would be nice if we could get at
> least a few people to go to one or both of the meetings - I could go to
> either one, so please let me know if anyone else would be interested in
> helping me!  It would be nice if we could get a place where the archery and
> fighting practices could be done simultaneously - with safety for both
> groups!  But that might be asking for too much.  Who knows, we can but ask.
> >
> > The meetings are:
> >
> >
> > Tuesday, April 8th-Dranesville District - meeting held at Langley High
> School
> > Tuesday, April 22nd-Springfield District - meeting held at West
> Springfield High
> > School
> > Or you can email: Parkmail at fairfaxcounty.gov and let them know that the
> SCA is - a non-profit organization that:
> > "The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and
> re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our "Known
> World" consists of 19 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in
> countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages
> and Renaissance, attend events which may feature tournaments, arts exhibits,
> classes, workshops, dancing, feasts, and more."  (from the SCA webpage)
> > In this spirit, we also do archery.  In the past, we used a member's
> farm land for our target archery practices.  That member has since moved and
> we have been unable to find suitable land for our target archery
> practices.  We are requesting that Fairfax County set aside some of their
> land for use as a target archery range.
> >
> > Things to include in the email you send:
> > When we shoot, our targets are traditionally set at 20, 30 and 40 yards,
> so we need land enough for this.
> >  We can provide our own targets, though would like to be able to store
> them on site if possible.
> > We have safety marshals and insurance, which should keep the county's
> legal people happy and our people safe.
> >
> > Please take the time to help our archers out and send out an email...
> Thanks!
> >
> > Brigid & Miles
> >
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