With the controversy surrounding the Basalt shooting range that was at the center of the Lake Christine Fire, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife will hold two meetings this month to let the public weigh in on the facility’s future.
Emotions are running high about the shooting range at the Basalt State Wildlife Area, where the Lake Christine Fire broke out the evening of July 3.
The fire was started by a man and a woman who admitted to authorities they were firing tracer bullets at the rifle range. Use of tracers at the range, which is owned by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, is illegal. Richard Karl Miller, 23, and Allison Sarah Marcus, 22, are facing felony arson charges.
The meetings — scheduled for 6 p.m. on Aug. 21 and Aug. 27 — will be held at the Basalt High School.
“We want to hear from all people,” CPW’s Perry Will, wildlife manager for area 8, which includes the Roaring Fork Valley, said on Friday. “We want to give everyone an opportunity, pro and con.”
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