Leetown Gun Club

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Website Update

Leetown IWLA is currently working on a new website. The current website (IWLAWV.ORG) will have basic information on it until we get the new website up and running. Please be patient as we work our way through this.

Volunteer Work Changes

With the Covid pandemic limiting the opportunity for new members to get their volunteer work hours completed, the board of directors has recommended that in lieu of actual work, $100.00 may be substituted for the entire 8 hours requirement, or $50.00 for 4 hours if partially completed (with no other smaller payment increments).  The money is to be paid to the Membership Dues Recipient, Kellie Harding, at the following address:

Kellie Harding, MDR

Jefferson County IWLA

PO Box 934

Kearneysville, WV 25430


Payments may also be made in person at a regular monthly meeting or at the club on Sunday from 8-3, or Thursdays 10-3. Money should be in a sealed envelope, with the member’s name and address, and slid under the locked office door.  (Office is located across from men’s restroom.)

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Gate Key Fob Notice

Issues and questions regarding the Gate Key Fob or questions regarding membership will be resolved at the next monthly meeting or by contacting Kellie Harding at info@jeffersoncountywviwla.com.

 Inclement Weather Notice

If Jefferson County schools are cancelled due to weather on a day when a regular monthly IWLA meeting is scheduled, that meeting will be cancelled and business held over to the following month.

 Electronic Gate will not open?

If the electronic gate will not open due to a power outage or mechanical failure, members may use the double metal gate, as the code on the gate lock always matches the 4-digit code on your membership card.

Why have my dues increased?

The West Virginia Department of Dam Safety has ordered the Jefferson County Chapter IWLA to bring the dams on our property into compliance with WV Dept. of Dam Safety Code.

An “anonymous” phone call to WV Dam Safety Dept. notified them of the existence of our dams and by regulation, they are obligated to inspect. Based upon the inspection, our dams meet criteria for WV jurisdiction. The result is that both dams, upper pond and lower pond, will be removed and new dams constructed to meet WV Code.

At the July 2020 meeting of Jefferson County Chapter IWLA, attending members voted unanimously to raise the membership dues to finance the rebuilding of the dams to withstand Class 3 storms.

So far we have spent or committed to $100,000 in engineering costs alone. Further costs are expected to be in the range of $200,000 to $300,000 to remove and rebuild the dams, depending on whether adequate soil can be found on our property or must be hauled in.  We cannot get a firm estimate until our soil has been tested and a contractor chosen.

In 2019, total club income (from dues and activities) was $165,970.90 with expenses of $147,324.62.  Total gain for the club was $18,646.28.

After the ponds situation is completed and the Chapter is financially solvent, we hope that the dues can be reduced.  Be assured that no one was in favor of a dues increase; however, with dues being essentially the only income for the Chapter, there was no other obvious alternative.  We hope that all members understand.

Yearly dues are now $150.00 for current members and $300 for new members’ first year until further notice .