[CPEO-MEF] Yuma (AZ) land swap possible

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Yuma considering major annexation

BY MICHELLE VOLKMANN
YUMA SUN (AZ)
Mar 1, 2006

The city of Yuma may soon start where Wellton stops.

The city of Yuma is considering annexing 135.12 square miles of federal 
land east of the current city limits that will more than double the 
city's size. The annexation doesn't include any state or private land.

City officials said this annexation is necessary for Yuma to grow, 
protect the military training ranges and preserve open spaces for the 
public.

"We don't have any place to grow," Mayor Larry Nelson said. "We are 
bounded by the airport and the military. We have to prepare for the future."

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For the entire article, see
http://sun.yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_22686.php

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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>
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