The Virginia State Police plans to build a training facility in Powhatan on 18 acres of state-owned farmland off Old River Trail. The plans include four shooting ranges to be situated near a quiet, historic neighborhood. The facility would be used by the state police, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and the FBI.

"The amount of noise we're talking about is huge," said Powhatan Supervisor Carson Tucker. "The closest home is 1,000 feet away."

Because the site is state-owned property, the facility does not require county approval. It has to pass an environmental impact review from the Department of Environmental Quality. and then gain final approval from Virginia's Secretary of Administration.

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