[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: "Arizona military sites may be protected by expanded public land management"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Arizona military sites may be protected by expanded public land management

 
Jim Poulin
Phoenix Business Journal (AZ)
July 31, 2015

Planes take off from Luke Air Force Base in Glendale.


Buffering most military sites in Arizona is a banner of public land. The extra space helps preserve the multi-billion boost to the Arizona economy the military bases bring home.

Protecting the public land and military facilities has mutual benefits, according to a study by the Sonoran Institute. The organization is taking its findings to the public to help spread the word and encourage steps to maintaining both the public lands and the Arizona defense economy.

The first public meeting in the effort is set for Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Glendale.

The institute plans to present its recommendations, which put an emphasis on increasing acquisition of public land close to military sites.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2015/07/31/arizona-military-sites-may-be-protected-by.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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