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• Piotr Bednarski <br /> MN Biathlon - Community Olympic Development Program <br /> 5032 28th St. <br /> St. Louis Park, MN 55416 <br /> (612) 924-0381 <br /> November 13, 1998 <br /> Tom Zerwas <br /> Elk River Chief of Police <br /> Elk River Police Dept. <br /> 13065 Orono Rd. <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> Dear Chief Zerwas, <br /> The following is being presented for your consideration regarding your concern of <br /> 11/ <br /> having a biathlon range within 500 feet of a"no discharge"zone. <br /> Background <br /> The Elk River Biathlon Range was originally constructed in November of 1993. Prior to its <br /> construction we spent considerable time working with the property owner CAMAS (formerly <br /> Shiely Co) on finding a safe location for the range and liability related concerns. <br /> Safety <br /> The Elk River Range was located and constructed to take advantage of natural features of the <br /> site. The area is heavily wooded and the target placement is located at the base of a high,tree- <br /> covered ridge. Our targets themselves are specially designed to "catch"the bullets for both <br /> safety and pollution concerns. To our knowledge, we have the only outdoor biathlon range in the <br /> United States to use such a feature. I also understand that our range was inspected by your <br /> assistant chief and he found no problems with its location and construction. <br /> All range users must be USBA members and USBA safety certified. A copy of our"Rules of the <br /> Range" are attached for your information. (Attachment# 1). All junior members can only <br /> participate in the presence of certified coaches and are closely supervised. <br /> The sport of biathlon from the Olympic level to the novice level uses standardized .22 caliber <br /> long rifle rim-fire ammunition. <br /> • Land Owner Permission <br /> Our contact at CAMAS is Bob Bieraugel, phone # 683-8123. Bob is occasionally in Elk River <br />