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NY launches grant program for shooting ranges

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published April 15, 2013 at 10:10 AM EDT

The Cuomo Administration is making $65,000 in state grant money available to shooting ranges across New York. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County has developed a Shooting Range Small Grants Program.

According to the DEC website, the program will assist non-profit organizations and municipalities with improvement projects for shooting ranges and related facilities. Examples of eligible projects include, berms, shooting benches, field courses, archery range development, and upgrades to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applications must be received by May 31. Here's the link.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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