[CPEO-MEF] Fort Worth Naval Air Station (TX) land use study

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Joint interests

Editorial
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
February 3, 2007	

Kudos to local communities for working together on a land use study that 
could help secure the future of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base 
in Fort Worth.

Given the important role that the base plays in the economic health of 
Tarrant County, it's smart to study how development in Benbrook, Fort 
Worth, Lake Worth, River Oaks, Westworth Village and White Settlement 
might affect whether the base shows up on a future Base Realignment and 
Closure list.

During a Tuesday Fort Worth City Council briefing, Mike Sims, a 
researcher with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, reported 
that base operations alone represent $1.2 billion in annual economic 
impact for the area. Losing that is a possibility that very few in 
Tarrant County want to contemplate.


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For the entire ediorial, see
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/opinion/16615231.htm

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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