[CPEO-MEF] Whidbey Island (WA) proposed buffer zone

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Senator seeks buffer zone for Navy
Discouraging development near Whidbey Island Naval Air Station could 
help keep the base open, Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen says.

Everett Herald (WA)
February 11, 2006

A state senator is looking for a little insurance policy to make sure 
the dominant economic driver in Island County stays around.

Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, has asked the Legislature to put 
up $2.7 million toward buying 17.7 acres adjacent to Whidbey Island 
Naval Air Station to keep development from encroaching on the base, she 
said Friday.

The area along Highway 20 east of the base could someday be developed as 
commercial property as the city of Oak Harbor expands, Haugen said. In 
the long run, that kind of development could come back to haunt the 
community.

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For the entire article, see
http://heraldnet.com/stories/06/02/11/100loc_b4naswhidbey001.cfm

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