Council Approves Police Shooting Range Land Purchase
VictoriaJan 20, 20262 min read
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The council authorized up to $570,000 in excess Capital Improvement Program funds to purchase 17.75 acres at 490 Adcock Ranch Road for a police shooting range. The measure passed with six votes in favor and one abstention.
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The city can proceed with buying the property and developing a shooting range for its Police Department. The council also advanced new rules prohibiting feeding animals in certain circumstances and adopted updated fire code amendments on first reading; both require additional readings before becoming final. A $1,973,416.45 budget amendment was approved for dispatch pay, software, bond redemption, and future capital projects.
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Authorized up to $570,000 from excess Capital Improvement Program funds to purchase 17.75 acres at 490 Adcock Ranch Road for a Police Department shooting range; the vote was 6-0, with one abstention.
Approved Ordinance 2026-6 on first reading to adopt the 2024 International Fire Code with amendments.
Approved Ordinance 2026-8 on first reading, adding a prohibition on feeding animals; council requested clarification regarding feeding on private property before later readings.
Approved a $1,973,416.45 amendment to the FY2025-26 budget for the Dispatch Pay Program, Request for Information software, an additional bond redemption program, and future capital improvement projects.
Approved the transfer of the former water treatment facility property at 1103 Pine Street, totaling 3.4 acres, to the Victoria Housing Finance Corporation.
Approved a $25,000 amendment for design services for the Stayton Avenue/West Outfall Stream Erosion Protection Project, bringing the total contract amount to $155,000.
Appointed Robert Brooks, David Brown, David Peters, John H. Clegg, Dean Rayburn Sahualla, Sherry Strickland, and Victoria Marshall to the Building and Standards Commission.
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