2008 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:56:02 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Malmstrom Air Force Base (MT) housing development
 
County to ask voters for authority to issue bonds for land buy near base runway

By KARL PUCKETT
Great Falls Tribune (MT)
August 12, 2008

Cascade County commissioners are planning to give residents the chance to vote Nov. 4 on whether the county should issue bonds to finance the purchase of valuable land near a Malmstrom Air Force Base runway that's being eyed for housing development.

"At this point, we do expect to put it on the ballot," Chairman Lance Olson said.

The plan could be stopped if buyers are unwilling, or the price is too high, Olson said. He said county officials have been discussing the idea with affected developers and landowners.

The purpose of securing the land would be to keep it free of housing development, thereby improving the chances of the base winning a future flying mission, he said.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/NEWS01/808120301/1002

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Lenny Siegel
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a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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