[CPEO-IRF] Resident oppose Cecil Field (FL) proposal

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Jacksonville residents oppose reopening Cecil Field

The Associated Press
Tuscaloosa News
September 1, 2005

Some residents are opposed to reopening Cecil Field, a naval air station
that closed in 1999, and are angry they were not asked before state and
city officials lobbied for its return.

Almost 500 residents attended a meeting at an equestrian center on Cecil
Field that included an appearance by Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, The
Florida Times-Union reported in Friday's editions.

Peyton and Gov. Jeb Bush have spoken with lawmakers about the
possibility of reopening the base and offered $200 million to relocate
businesses at Cecil, plus another $100 million for housing.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050901/APN/509011397&cachetime=3&template=dateline

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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