2005 CPEO Installation Reuse Forum Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 2 Sep 2005 16:46:40 -0000
Reply: cpeo-irf
Subject: Re: [CPEO-IRF] Otis (MA) options
 
Perhaps I spoke too soon. Some Cape Cod leaders are starting to think about looking ahead. However, this editorial still seems focused on maximizing federal expenditures on the property, rather than reviewing all options.

Lenny

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It's time to look ahead

Editorial
Upper Cape Codder
September 1, 2005

Supporters of keeping Otis Air National Guard Base operating in its current capacity fought a great fight, but they lost the battle when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted last week to move the 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing's F-15s to the Barnes Municipal Air Guard Station in Westfield.

Their only hope now of securing a reversal of the decision rests with a lawsuit that challenges the Defense Department's ability to make changes to an Air National Guard base without the approval of the governor of the state in which the unit is located. This seems a slim hope, even given last week's court ruling that barred the Pentagon from deactivating an entire Air National Guard unit in Pennsylvania without the consent of the governor of Pennsylvania.

While the court case plays out, it would be wise to begin thinking about the future of the entire Massachusetts Military Reservation, of which Otis is one part; call it Plan B.

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For the entire editorial, see
http://www2.townonline.com/bourne/opinion/view.bg?articleid=314561


-- 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 _______________________________________________ Installation_Reuse_Forum mailing list Installation_Reuse_Forum@list.cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org/mailman/listinfo/installation_reuse_forum

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