Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Firing range has Bubble Wrap maker popping mad

The maker of Bubble Wrap - the famously addictive packaging that people love to pop, crackle and stomp on – says the popping of gunshots from a nearby police shooting range is giving its employees a headache.

Sealed Air Corp., maker of the cushioned plastic since 1957, says the noise from gunfire at the police department's firing range is "disruptive and unsettling" to its employees, according to a letter sent to borough officials.

Police Chief Don Ingrasselino says developers should have thought of that before building an office complex a few feet away from a shooting range.

"Police officers have trained at that location for over 55 years without incurring any noise complaints until now," Ingrasselino wrote. "All of a sudden, there's a development within feet of the range and now there's a problem. When they were developing that, they should have addressed that."

No comments: