[CPEO-MEF] McChord AFB (WA) crash zone

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

County Council lukewarm on Lakewood annexation plan

ROB TUCKER
Tacoma News Tribune (WA)
February 28, 2007

Lakewood's proposal to annex McChord Air Force Base and part of Fort 
Lewis has received a lukewarm reception from the Pierce County Council.

One county elected official said Tuesday night that the annexation is 
too expensive and not needed. If Lakewood annexed the bases, the county 
would lose about $2 million annually in tax revenues that would shift to 
the city.

...

Lakewood officials say the annexation is important to protect the bases 
from possible closure due to encroaching private development. The bases 
employ 34,000 military personnel and civilians. The two bases account 
for $2.2 billion in economic activity annually, nearly a third of all 
such activity in Pierce County, a 2004 state study says.

...

The Air Force already owns most of the 206-acre crash zone, also known 
as a clear zone. The Air Force wants the zone cleared of all activity 
for safety reasons, but lacks the funds to purchase the rest of the area.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/updates/story/6394184p-5702776c.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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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