Vermilion Advantage was recently informed by some of its members of a leter they received from the Illinois Atorney General’s office sta?ng that the Atorney General has filed a mo?on to vacate the permanent injunc?on and restore the firing range at the Danville Correc?onal Facility. (See the atached leter) The injunc?on was originally granted as the firing range had a severe nega?ve impact on the businesses in the area. Vermilion Advantage strongly opposes this ac?on by the Atorney General and opposes the effort to reopen the firing range at the Danville Correc?onal Facility. The east side of the City of Danville is home to a large por?on of the significant economic development that has happened over several decades. That area is an area of atrac?on 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 reten?on and development. Imagine enjoying a drink on the pa?o at Salt Grass to the sound of rifle fire or bringing in an interna?onal customer to one of our manufacturing facili?es as gun shots ring out in the air.” Vermilion Advantage asks the Atorney General to reconsider his decision to proceed with this mo?on. We request the assistance of our State Legislators to intervene with the Illinois Department of Correc?ons. Vermilion Advantage will be holding an informa?onal mee?ng at Salt Grass Steakhouse, 204 Eastgate Drive, on Wednesday, February 19th at 9:00 A.M., to organize opposi?on to this mo?on. We invite any concerned member of our organiza?on to atend and request assistance from our members in the legal profession for assistance. Vermilion Advantage’s mission is business recruitment and reten?on and they represent and advocate for almost 500 businesses in Vermilion County.