[CPEO-MEF] Crows Landing airfield transferred

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Stanislaus County gains air station

By JOEL HOOD
Modesto Bee (CA) 
October 13, 2004

Stanislaus County has officially taken possession of the former Crows
Landing Naval Air Station, 15 years after starting negotiations with the
federal government.

The Board of Supervisors accepted the land transfer on Tuesday, calling
the acquisition crucial to the county's long-term economic development. 

The air station encompasses 1,352 acres just west of Highway 33 between
Patterson and Crows Landing. Interstate 5 is less than two miles to the west.

The airstrip's proximity to I-5 and the new KeyStone Pacific Business
Park in Patterson make the property a highly valued piece of land,
Supervisor Paul Caruso said.

"It's very rare in a community that you get a business opportunity like
this," said Caruso, who had helped lead the county's effort to finish
the deal.
...

for the entire article, see
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/9278480p-10183025c.html



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