THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION ADVANTAGE RELEASE
Vermilion Advantage was recently informed by some of its members of a letter they received from the Illinois Attorney General’s office stating that the Attorney General has filed a motion to vacate the permanent injunction and restore the firing range at the Danville Correctional Facility. (See the attached letter) The injunction was originally granted as the firing range had a severe negative impact on the businesses in the area.
Vermilion Advantage strongly opposes this action by the Attorney General and opposes the effort to reopen the firing range at the Danville Correctional Facility. The east side of the City of Danville is home to a large portion of the significant economic development that has happened over several decades. That area is an area of attraction that features the Golden Nugget Casino, Salt Grass Steakhouse, and most of the community’s hotels.
Vermilion Advantage President Mike Marron stated, “The sound of live firing of weapons is severely detrimental to business and will have an adverse effect on business retention and development. Imagine enjoying a drink on the patio at Salt Grass to the sound of rifle fire or bringing in an international customer to one of our manufacturing facilities as gun shots ring out in the air.”
Vermilion Advantage asks the Attorney General to reconsider his decision to proceed with this motion. We request the assistance of our State Legislators to intervene with the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Vermilion Advantage will be holding an informational meeting at Salt Grass Steakhouse, 204 Eastgate Drive, on Wednesday, February 19th at 9:00 A.M., to organize opposition to this motion. We invite any concerned member of our organization to attend and request assistance from our
members in the legal profession for assistance.
Vermilion Advantage’s mission is business recruitment and retention and they represent and advocate for almost 500 businesses in Vermilion County