▁several ▁hours ▁in ▁council ▁hear ings ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁project . ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁a ▁ 7 2 - acre ▁park ▁was ▁constructed ▁along ▁the ▁Northern ▁edge . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁county ▁de er ▁project ▁manager ▁Phil ▁Norman ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁populated ▁with ▁ 1 2 3 ▁de er , ▁and ▁recommended ▁h iring ▁a ▁sh ar ps ho oter ▁with ▁a ▁high - power ed ▁rif le ▁clear ▁the ▁population ▁from ▁the ▁land fill . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁county ▁approved ▁a ▁ 2 5 0   ft ▁Next el ▁tower ▁on site ▁with ▁att orney ▁David ▁Car ney ▁claim ing ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁necessary ▁for ▁ 9 1 1 ▁use . ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁county ▁proposed ▁building ▁six ▁s occer ▁fields ▁with ▁a ▁connecting ▁road ▁on ▁the ▁South west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁completed . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁County ▁Executive ▁James ▁Rob ey ▁proposed ▁a ▁$ 1 0   mill ion ▁fire ▁training ▁center ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁location . ▁Rob ey ▁announced ▁that ▁plans ▁were ▁with h eld ▁until ▁immediately ▁before ▁public ▁meet ings ▁to ▁prevent ▁rum ors ▁about ▁noise ▁or ▁dis ruption ▁in ▁the ▁resident ial ▁neighborhood s ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁facility . ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁state ▁funds ▁were ▁requested ▁with ▁the ▁executive ▁planning ▁on ▁self - fund ing ▁if ▁un appro ved . ▁When ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2