Homestead encroachment study

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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County supports study for land use near Homestead air base

By Tom Harlan
Miami Today (FL)
Week of August 13, 2004

Miami-Dade County officials support a study to help determine how to use
land surrounding Homestead Air Reserve Base without interfering with
existing military operations.

The study, part of a US Department of Defense program, will be a
cooperative effort between local governments and military installations
to analyze the land and spot possible encroachments or conflicting land
uses. The purpose of the joint land-use study is to review codes and
discuss how other communities near bases develop surrounding land.

"This land-use study will provide guidance on how not to encroach on the
base," said Diana Gonzalez, coordinator for the Miami-Dade Defense Alliance.

The study will not result in recommendations on using the land, she
said. But policies adopted because of the study may be applied as the
land is developed.

The 600 acres are to be transferred to the county beginning next month.


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for the entire article, see
http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/040813/story7.shtml

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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
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