[CPEO-IRF] Selridge ANG Base (MI) worth millions

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

ARMED FORCES IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN: Selfridge base land is worth 
millions, but its military value is what's crucial

BY JOHN MASSON
DETROIT FREE PRESS
May 7, 2005

With its ongoing upgrades, its location on an international border, and 
its unusual status as a facility that serves all five branches of the 
military, it's no wonder some experts think Selfridge Air National Guard 
Base will survive the current round of Pentagon base closures.

...

Even if Selfridge does fall to the BRAC ax, the local economy might not 
be as badly damaged in the long run as some fear.

Almost no one wants to talk about it, but one doesn't have to be a 
resort developer to see the potential in roughly 3,000 acres with 
frontage on Lake St. Clair's Anchor Bay -- a parcel that includes a 
marina, an 18-hole golf course, housing, lots of existing infrastructure 
and easy freeway access.

"It's important real estate, yes," acknowledged Scott MacFarlane, 
Miller's press secretary. "But nothing has the value of Selfridge. 
That's why, if this hasn't been the congresswoman's top priority, it's 
been among them."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.freep.com/news/metro/brac7e_20050507.htm


--
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org

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