Governor's aide talks Beale

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Governor's aide talks Beale
By Daniel Witter
February 27, 2004

Developers are buying land near Beale Air Force Base, and some residents
expressed concern that home construction could threaten the base's
future next year when Congress makes a new round of base closures.

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process could lead to the closure
of some of California's 61 military installation, including Beale Air
Force Base, a 23,000 acre installation in eastern Yuba County.

The base is facing encroachment from development plans on its northern
and southeastern borders.

Among those developments is the River Highlands Community Services
District, a development that could put 15,000 homes in the Yuba County
foothills.

Developers are gathering information for the environmental impact
report, but no plans have been submitted to Yuba County for approval.
Several other chunks of land south of the base along Spenceville Road
could also be developed.

Jana Walsh, a Wheatland area resident, organized the meeting as a way
for Wheatland residents to learn more about BRAC and to voice any
concerns they have about development.

"This covers a broad range of things" she said as the meeting started.

Among the speakers were retired Maj. Gen. William Jefferds, Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger's military advisor; Yuba County Supervisor Hal Stocker;
Wheatland City Council Member Roy Crabtree; and Chuck Thistlewaite,
principal planner for Yuba County.

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