[CPEO-IRF] False hope at Pease

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Foolish to believe Airbus could save area after BRAC

Editorial
Portsmouth Herald (NH)
May 6, 2005

During the recession of the early 1990s, the closure of Pease Air Force 
Base drove thousands of people from the area and millions of dollars 
from local schools, businesses and the Seacoast housing market.

Back then, there were those who, perhaps foolishly, believed Deutsche 
Airbus locating a plant at what was once the military airport would 
solve all our worries.

Now, more than a decade later, people - perhaps many who were not around 
when Pease closed, or maybe those same misguided souls - were again 
touting the possibility Airbus (owned by European Aeronautic Defense and 
Space Co. - EADS) would offset the impacts of the possible closure of 
the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. As history has shown, it was a foolish 
idea 10-plus years ago and it was even more misguided when one area news 
source suggested it just a few days ago.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/05062005/editoria/40899.htm


--
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org

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