[CPEO-MEF] McChord Air Force Basse (WA) encroachment

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Lakewood could annex military bases

ANGIE LEVENTIS
Tacoma News Tribune (WA)
April 10, 2006

For the second time in a decade, Lakewood is looking into annexing its 
three next-door military installations – a move that could expand Pierce 
County’s second-largest city by 12,301 acres and many thousands of people.

There are no concrete plans spelling out how much revenue Lakewood might 
gain by annexing McChord Air Force Base, Camp Murray and parts of Fort 
Lewis. All three are in unincorporated Pierce County as well as the 
city’s urban growth area.

Lakewood officials announced last week that they’re searching for a 
consultant to answer some questions. A study is expected to be complete 
by October, at the latest.

Lakewood City Manager Andrew Neiditz said annexation could be one option 
to raise money to purchase about 50 acres in the “clear zone,” land 
north of the McChord runway deemed the most likely place for a military 
airplane crash, according to a 1998 Air Force report.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/5651654p-5071103c.html

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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
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