[CPEO-MEF] Incompatibility in Georgia

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Post, communities study neighborliness

By:Patrick Donahue
Hinesville Coastal Courier (GA)
December 1, 2004

The first of three public meetings was held Monday at Hinesville City 
Hall. Another meeting was held Tuesday night in Pembroke and the final 
meeting will be held tonight at the Savannah Metropolitan Planning 
Commission.

The study's main topic is noise, particularly how the sound of weapons 
firing and other training activity on post affects its neighboring 
communities.

"Why are concerned about incompatibility? First, it may affect the 
quality of life for residents in the area," Liz Drake, a planner with 
EDAW, said.

EDAW was commissioned to examine land use and growth of the communities 
around Stewart and Hunter and to find ways to increase the compatibility 
of post operations and civilian life.

"As the area grows, we may have newcomers who may not know what it means 
to live close to a post," Drake said. "

There is also the potential of encroachment, where civilian development 
near a post can affect how the post conducts its business of training.

"It can gradually erode the viability of the mission," she said. "We'll 
look at how to prevent it."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1389&dept_id=161958&newsid=13467936&PAG=461&rfi=9

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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
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