[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Land purchases near Joint Base McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst (NJ)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ocean County, Navy Look to Extend Land Preservation Agreement

In the first five years of the agreement, more than 2,000 acres of  
open space have been preserved

By Karen Wall
Manchester Patch (NJ)
May 10, 2012

Five years of cooperation between Ocean County and the Navy have led  
to the preservation of more than 2,000 acres of open space around the  
Joint Base - McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst.

And the Board of Freeholders says an extension of that agreement, and  
its expansion to include the Air Force, will not only help to  
continue those preservation efforts, but also will help with a larger  
goal: protecting the future existence of the base.

"We want to make sure we don’t end up on a BRAC list," said  
Freeholder John P. Kelly said on Wednesday, referring to the Base  
Realignment and Closure lists, where military bases around the  
country have been shuttered, including Fort Monmouth in Tinton Falls.


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For the entire article, see
http://manchester-nj.patch.com/articles/ocean-county-navy-look-to- 
extend-land-preservation-agreement

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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
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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