2008 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:04:23 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Luke Air Force Base and Maricopa County (AZ)
 

County is watching out for Luke AFB

Commentary by Fulton Brock
East Valley Tribune (AZ)
September 12, 2008

The politics surrounding development around Luke Air Force Base and its auxiliary fields has unfairly created the misconception that Maricopa County has been somehow negligent or shortsighted.

It's just not true. Maricopa County has worked for decades to preserve Luke. In fact, Luke's protection is part of the county's own set of strategic priorities and goals.

Maricopa County is proud of Luke's integral role in the nation's defense and appreciates its $2.2 billion economic impact, not just in the west Valley, but statewide. The simple truth is that county government has been thrown in the middle of a legal and financial Catch-22. We will fight to preserve Luke.

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For the entire column, see
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/125621

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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