MADISON COUNTY, Iowa — A proposed commercial gun range in Madison County was shot down by the Planning and Zoning Commission after a lengthy hearing on Thursday night.
The meeting drew a massive crowd, with well over 100 members of the public who attended. People easily filled the second-floor courtroom, a larger venue where the hearing had been moved to earlier in the week, and spilled out into the hall. The overflow line snaked down a stairwell, reaching the first floor.
The hearing lasted nearly three hours, with a presentation by the developers and public comments from people both for and against the proposal. The commission then discussed the project amongst themselves before voting.
The developers include the owners of Black Flag Arsenal gun store and a Madison County property owner who had provided the land…