[CPEO-MEF] Davis-Monthan AFB (AZ) and Prop. 207

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Foes of Prop. 207 cite threat to D-M
Backers dismiss those concerns as a red herring

By Erica Meltzer
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
October 19, 2006

It will be harder to protect Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and implement 
the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan if Proposition 207 is approved in 
November, opponents of the ballot measure said Wednesday.

Proposition 207 requires government to compensate property owners if new 
regulations reduce the value of their land.

For example, if your zoning allows you to build three houses on your 
acre, and the city lets you build only one, it would have to pay you for 
the loss of value.

Proponents of the measure call the base issue a red herring and contend 
property owners should be compensated if they have to roll back their 
plans to make room for open space or native plants.

But opponents say the regulatory takings aspect of Proposition 207 could 
prevent zoning changes that are part of ongoing efforts to protect the 
environment and Davis-Monthan.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/151838

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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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