Video: New Sherwood development raises concerns in Brushy Island community

SHERWOOD, Ark. – A gun range project that has been met with controversy has received the support of the city’s Fraternal Order of Police.

The shooting range is part of a proposed 22-acre project in the Brushy Island district, which will support an administrative building, a maintenance and operations center, a wash bay, and the police shooting range. The city has broken ground on the project.

The Sherwood Mathis-Lowe Lodge 15 stated in a Friday announcement that it supports the range. The statement went on to call the range “imperative” for officer training.

“In previous years, officers have had to travel long distances or to locations with heavy restrictions [to train], preventing us from adequately training on

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