[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT, NOISE: Outlying Landing Field in southeastern Virginia

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Navy flight plan is a terrible noise

By Cortney Langley
The Virginia Gazette
May 28, 2008


Attorney Barry Steinberg of Washing­ton leads the opposition to the Navy 
locating an Outlying Landing Field in southeastern Virginia. One site is 
in Surry County, across the James from greater Williamsburg. Steinberg 
earlier defended the Army against challenges to environmental impact 
statements. Last year the Town of Blackstone asked him to help fight an 
OLF at Fort Pickett.

...

The Navy tells us that the Delmarva Peninsula cannot accommodate their 
need, Cherry Point just won’t work, they cannot share with the Marines 
at their OLFs, Oceana is encroached, intensity of use renders Fentress 
inadequate, and on and on.

So all they can think of to solve their problem is to move into 
pristine, historic farmland, disrupt the lives of thousands of citizens 
and have surrogates lecture the affected communities about patriotism.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.vagazette.com/news/local/va-news3_052808may28,0,7238697.story

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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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