[CPEO-MEF] Southern Maryland encroachment

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Encroachment Prevention Key To Success of Naval Military Complex in St. 
Mary's County


By John Savich
Southern Maryland Online
March 8, 2007

ST. MARY'S COUNTY, Md. - In July, 2006, the Southern Maryland Navy 
Alliance established an Encroachment Study Committee to help the 
community evaluate potential actions that would reduce the threat of 
encroachment to Department of Defense activities at NAS Patuxent River 
and Webster Field. The committee's report was released last month. Its 
specific recommendations have been covered in the press. They include 
recommendations to improve planning between the community and the Navy, 
zoning changes to prevent future encroachment around both Pax River and 
Webster Field, and an effort to evaluate multi-state encroachment issues 
for the states under the Pax River airspace. The details are beyond the 
scope of this short column, but the objective is clear: to build on the 
success encroachment protections of the past to ensure an effective 
environment for future Navy and DOD operations. St. Mary's County will 
be a leader in 21st-century encroachment protection, just as it was in 
the 20th century. Implementation of the recommendations has already begun.


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For the entire article, see
http://somd.com/news/headlines/2007/5532.shtml

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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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