A Spring Mesa resident argued in a recent newspaper article that his Leyden Rock neighbors not be concerned about gunfire noise from the proposed shooting range as much as noise from the "expected" Jefferson Parkway (JP) toll road that could make gunfire less audible. Parkway noise is not mitigation that shooting range neighbors agree is needed, and if Leyden Rock residents have their way the JP will not be built.

Leyden Rock residents have appealed to the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority members; Jeffco, Arvada, and Broomfield not to build the expensive four-lane high-speed highway that would penetrate their neighborhood with noise but not have access for them to use it.

The JPPHA Board, however, has refused even to answer some written questions and board meetings public comment from Leyden Rock and other north Jeffco residents about how the JP will be paid for, as CDOT and DRCOG have said the toll road will receive no state or federal funds and toll revenue will not pay for it. With very few sources of additional revenue, raising taxes on Jeffco residents seems the most likely conclusion.

Dick Sugg,

Golden