[CPEO-MEF] Robins Air Force Base (GA) compatible land use

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Land protection issue reappears
Property restrictions near base met public resistance when proposed in 2003

By Gene Rector
MACON TELEGRAPH (GA)
March 17, 2006

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE - Compatible land use around Robins Air Force Base 
- a hot-button issue months ago, particularly in south Bibb County - may 
soon reappear on the radar scopes of local lawmakers following a cost 
update by the 21st Century Partnership.

The update, discussed briefly during the group's quarterly meeting 
Thursday, concluded that $30 million would be required to control or 
gain access to property affected by high noise from the base or land 
that could accommodate construction that might interfere with air 
operations.

The partnership consists of Middle Georgia political, civic and business 
leaders focused on supporting Robins and its assigned units.

"The $30 million is the most extreme. That's buying up everything," 
emphasized retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Ron Smith, a partnership 
consultant. "A more practical approach would be to focus on clear zones, 
accident potential zones and areas where the noise is so high you 
shouldn't have people living there. That would cost about $12.5 million."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/local/states/georgia/counties/houston_peach/14117600.htm

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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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