Taking on Encroachment at Luke AFB

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Deal may save Luke

Developers propose land swaps

David Madrid
The Arizona Republic
May. 1, 2004

The threat of residential encroachment on Luke Air Force Base could be
virtually eliminated if two real estate groups pull off major land
trades around the base and its Auxiliary Airfield 1.

The groups' plans hinge on obtaining private land in high-noise zones
and trading it for some federal Bureau of Land Management property. The
groups could then reap profits by developing those BLM tracts.

Farming near the base likely would continue under lease arrangements
with the federal government.

There is a lot of support among Luke protectors and landowners around
the Glendalebase for what the real estate groups are attempting.

Continuing residential encroachment would threaten the base's ability to
function as a primary training center for F-16 pilots. Should Luke be
closed, the Valley would suffer a devastating economic loss because the
base contributes $1.4 billion annually to the state's economy.

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for the entire story, see
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0501luke01.html

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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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