Donors fund gun range remodel: Siebel, Arrillaga give $5.2 million to revamp Coyote Point Shooting Range

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors accepted the donation at its Tuesday meeting.

Goals are to reduce the noise generated by the range and increase safety, according to a staff report by Sheriff Greg Munks.

The new facility will be called the “Siebel San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Firearms Range.” Siebel’s foundation is donating $3 million and Arrillaga is donating $2 million.

“The Sheriff’s Office is very excited about the Coyote Point Shooting Range renovation. Our current facility is over 50 years old. This renovation will create an indoor facility that will provide enhanced training while significantly reducing noise pollution to park visitors. At its completion this will be a state of the art building that will train law enforcement for many years to be better prepared as they serve our communities,” Undersheriff Carlos Bolanos wrote in a statement.

The range is used primarily by law enforcement but is open to the public three nights a week.

The indoor shooting range at the facility will only be used by law enforcement, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The remodel contemplates building an indoor range on the southwest side of the grounds with an outdoor pistol range and the outdoor rifle range on the remaining portions of the property at the county-owned Coyote Point Recreational Facility.

The public would have access to the outdoor ranges.

The donations are expected to cover the costs of the entire project.

The new configuration of the range is expected to reduce noise by up to 66 percent, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Siebel also donated $100,000 to support law enforcement training programs as well as the position of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Firearms Training Facility Range Master.

The project is exempt from competitive bidding requirements since Siebel and Arrillaga will complete the project at no cost to the county, according to the Sheriff’s Office.