Cumberland County proposed ban on exploding targets fizzles in 3-3 vote

Published 3 weeks ago• 2 minute read

Cumberland County Commissioners Chair Kirk deViere is trying to pass an ordinance to , with the argument that the sound from their explosions disturbs people living nearby.

But in a 3-3 vote on Monday, the DeViere said he plans to bring the ordinance forward again at a later date.

If the ordinance passes, people who illegally use exploding targets could be $250 for the first offense and $500 for later offenses.

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Exploding targets are extremely loud, said Cumberland County Commissioners Chair Kirk deViere, and residents in rural areas, such as the Beaver Dam area southeast of Fayetteville, have complained. “I spent many hours with a lot of them, so I understand their concern,” he said.

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Maydha Devarajan is CityView's editor-in-chief. She previously served as CityView's managing editor, a position she started in October 2023. Her reporting has appeared in the Chatham News & Record, the Raleigh News & Observer and her college’s newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel. Maydha was the 2023 Julian Bond Fellow at Facing South, the online magazine of the Institute for Southern Studies, where she produced investigative stories on power, place and democracy in the American South. She is a native North Carolinian and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill.