2011 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:38:06 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Trespassing at East Miramar Training Areas (CA)
 
Encroachment causes safety risks in East Miramar


by Lance Cpl. Erica Disalvo
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System
November 29, 2011

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRIMAR, Calif. -- Random police patrols have increased on East Miramar aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar due to encroachment by the public and acts of vandalism to historic sites located in the area.

Officials at MCAS Miramar have noticed increased incursions into the more remote eastern areas of the base. Local hikers and mountain bikers have been traversing federal government property along a 3- mile portion of the Stowe Trail that connects with regional outdoor recreational areas, including Mission Trails Park. Evidence of graffiti and other destruction of government property have been witnessed in the area.

"While we are concerned with people violating the law, our main concern is ultimately the dangers of that area," said Lt. Col. Mike Mizell, provost marshal for MCAS Miramar and a Yakima, Wash., native. "This land is a training area with multiple different safety and environmental risks."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/80625/encroachment-causes-safety-risks- east-miramar

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