[CPEO-MEF] Davis-Monthan (AZ) encroachment

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Our Opinion: D-M, Tucson - improving the relationship
Davis-Monthan became a military base in 1925. Growth since then has 
changed both the base and the city of Tucson.

Editorial
Tucson Citizen
October 2, 2006

Tucson needs Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. And the Air Force needs to 
have a base in Tucson, close to established bombing and practice ranges.

That's the underlying premise behind the Military-Community 
Compatibility Committee, a 28-member panel that has been working to ease 
the inevitable conflicts that crop up between people who fly jets and 
residents who value peace and quiet.

The committee members reached consensus on 15 recommendations that, if 
put into force, would greatly improve the sometimes-fractious 
relationship between Tucsonans and the base.

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For the entire editorial, see
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/27802.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>
http://www.cpeo.org


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