2010 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:30:20 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Camp Williams (UT)
 
Camp Williams grapples with urban growth

By Amy Joi O'Donoghue
Deseret News
September 26, 2010

HERRIMAN - The neighborhood critics who assert Camp Williams should relocate in light of a devastating fire underscore a report by the National Governor's Association that says urban encroachment is the No. 1 threat to the future of military installations across the country.

An estimated 80 percent of those installations are facing urban growth higher than the national average, according to the report, and only a handful of states are embracing strategies to counter the problem.

Even as Camp Williams, its neighboring communities and Salt Lake and Utah counties embark on a planning process to formulate compatible land uses, such measures have been formalized for more than a decade with its neighbor to the north - Hill Air Force Base.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700068666/Camp-Williams-grapples-with-urban-growth.html

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Lenny Siegel
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