Re: [CPEO-IRF] Otis (MA) options

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Perhaps I spoke too soon. Some Cape Cod leaders are starting to think 
about looking ahead. However, this editorial still seems focused on 
maximizing federal expenditures on the property, rather than reviewing 
all options.

Lenny

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It's time to look ahead

Editorial
Upper Cape Codder
September 1, 2005

Supporters of keeping Otis Air National Guard Base operating in its 
current capacity fought a great fight, but they lost the battle when the 
Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted last week to move the 
102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing's F-15s to the Barnes Municipal Air Guard 
Station in Westfield.

Their only hope now of securing a reversal of the decision rests with a 
lawsuit that challenges the Defense Department's ability to make changes 
to an Air National Guard base without the approval of the governor of 
the state in which the unit is located. This seems a slim hope, even 
given last week's court ruling that barred the Pentagon from 
deactivating an entire Air National Guard unit in Pennsylvania without 
the consent of the governor of Pennsylvania.

While the court case plays out, it would be wise to begin thinking about 
the future of the entire Massachusetts Military Reservation, of which 
Otis is one part; call it Plan B.

...

For the entire editorial, see
http://www2.townonline.com/bourne/opinion/view.bg?articleid=314561


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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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