Nantucket Shooting Park
The Nantucket Shooting Park is a project to construct and operate a sport shooting facility on Nantucket that offers shooters a safe, clean and well controlled place to shoot.
The Project is a grassroots effort started in 2003. It has gained wide support throughout the community.
The NHA had received Town voter approval and secured a land lease for a 27-acre Town owned parcel at 1 Shadbush Rd. to develop a shooting facility. Due to endangered species mitigation, only 9 acres could be developed.
In March of 2024, Town officials informed the NHA that due to a shortage of town owned lands suitable for development of a much-needed new DPW complex, plus many other future town needs, the Shadbush Rd. property has been selected to develop a new DPW complex.
Since the importance of a shooting facility on Nantucket is recognized, the Town offered a portion of the parcel to develop a scaled down version of the Nantucket Shooting Park.
Nantucket Shooting Park
Today's Status
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2024 - NHA and the Board of Selectman negotiated and signed an agreement for a 1.1 acre shooting facility as a joint project with a DPW complex.
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2025 - Range & DPW plans developed and presented to the public.
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2025 - MEPA / NHESP endangered species permitting ongoing.
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MAY 2025 - DPW final design funding approval at Annual Town Meeting.
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FALL 2025 - DPW Bidding.
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NOV 2025 - DPW Construction funding approval at special town meeting.
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2026 - 2028 - DPW complex construction.
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2026 - Start of Range construction.
Nantucket Shooting Park
Planned Construction
The Shooting Park and DPW complex are linked as one project. DPW approval is required in order for the range to begin construction.
Range approval was secured by a previous town meeting vote.
PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION
Construct Buildings & below ground ranges.
Construct above grade Archery Range & Outdoor recreational space.
POSSIBLE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION
100 yard below grade rifle range
Construction timeline contingent on DPW approvals and NHA funding.
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