[CPEO-MEF] Ft. Rucker (AL) encroachment issues

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Fort Rucker, local towns seek compromise on land use

By Jane McCardle
Dothan Eagle (AL)
September 26, 2007

The sounds of helicopters is music to some people’s ears. To others, the 
constant noise from Fort Rucker’s training grounds is frustrating and 
annoying.

In an attempt to reach a compromise with those on each side, the 
leadership of communities surrounding Fort Rucker and post officials are 
teaming up to ensure that the future growth of one does not interfere 
with the other.

The Joint Land Use Study grant was recently approved, and 
representatives from Fort Rucker, the Pentagon and several local 
governments will be participants in the 15-month study to ensure that 
Fort Rucker’s military mission is not compromised due to the issue of 
encroachment, a process by which a military base is progressively hemmed 
in by urban growth and competition for air space.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.dothaneagle.com/gulfcoasteast/dea/local_news.apx.-content-articles-DEA-2007-09-26-0034.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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