2007 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: 3 Aug 2007 05:07:56 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Colorado encroachment
 
Allard, Salazar urge Air Force to deal with development at Buckley,

Cherry Creek News (CO)
August 1, 2007

Denver - Many of our Nation's military installations, including several in Colorado, are facing accelerating development and population growth, otherwise referred to as 'encroachment,' near and around their lands. Unfortunately, encroachment has an impact on our military's training and preparedness. Colorado's Senators, today, wrote a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne regarding the Department of Defense's Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) which has proven successful in protecting key military installations, ranges, and airspace from encroaching development. Unlike the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force has not taken full advantage of the authority provided by Congress through REPI to create its own encroachment mitigation program.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/content/view/1582/2/
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Lenny Siegel
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