2006 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 2 Mar 2006 21:07:08 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Yuma (AZ) land swap possible
 
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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