[CPEO-MEF] BIOTA, ENCROACHMENT: Camp Bullis (TX) habitat

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

New Solution Proposed to Fight Bullis Development
Would include a 'regional mitigation' plan

By Jim Forsyth
WOAI Radio (San Antonio, TX)
July 21, 2008

Congressmen Ciro Rodriguez and Charles Gonzalez, accompanied by San 
Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger, toured Camp Bullis on Monday and proposed 
a long range wildlife mitigation program which would be far less 
expensive than the $100 million estimated cost of buying up land around 
the post itself to provide habitat for endangered species.

"Failure is not an option," Rodriguez said.

The proposal would involve purchasing conservation easements in the 
surrounding area to preserve them for wildlife habitat, which would free 
up existing land for restricted development.

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For the entire article, see
http://radio.woai.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=119078&article=3983523

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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
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