[CPEO-MEF] Homestead Air Reserve Base (FL) mefand housing

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Homestead wants no part of county's affordable housing

By Charlotte Libov
Miami Today (FL)
March 9, 2006

County Mayor Carlos Alvarez' order targeting 650 county-owned acres at 
Homestead Air Reserve Base for affordable housing could jeopardize the 
base's active status, say Homestead officials.

"One of the issues that the government looks at when they are deciding 
on base closure is residential encroachment," said Homestead Mayor 
Roscoe Warren. "To sustain that base in years to come, we can't have 
residential encroachment."

"Affordable housing is an issue that is countywide," said Steve Shiver, 
chairman of the Homestead Air Reserve Joint Land Use Study, which is 
looking at how to use surplus land at the base. "This is not just a 
South Dade issue. This is an issue that should be taken up by the length 
of the county - not forced or finessed in one area of the county,"

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For the entire article, see
http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/060309/story2.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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