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The Lake County Sheriff’s Department received approval for a feasibility study of its indoor shooting range to review ventilation, electrical and structural needs.

The Lake County Board of Commissioners approved in a 3-0 vote Wednesday to retain services from FGM Architects Inc. for the feasibility study. But, commissioners raised a concern about the process of securing the company to complete the study.

Sheriff’s department officials have spent the last six months talking to “various vendors” about a feasibility study, and FGM Architects Inc. was the best company to hire for the task, said Lake County Sheriff’s Department Chief of Police Vincent Balbo.

Commissioner Jerry Tippy, R-2nd, said he would’ve liked more information about the feasib

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