[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Luke Air Force Base (AZ)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Building near Luke at issue
Dispute flares up again as county asks state for clarification

by Yvonne Wingett and Charles Kelly
The Arizona Republic
July 26, 2008

Maricopa County supervisors on Friday asked Arizona Attorney General 
Terry Goddard to clarify his opinion that they shouldn't issue building 
permits in a "buffer zone" meant to protect an auxiliary field near Luke 
Air Force Base from encroachment.

It is the latest in the years-long back-and-forth between county, local 
and state officials over development near the West Valley base.

County officials said Goddard's March opinion does not make it clear 
enough to them that they can deny building permits without violating 
property rights. They worry doing so might expose taxpayers to legal 
fees and costs to compensate landowners.

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For the entire article, sewe
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/07/26/20080726lukeafb0726.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
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Fax: 650/961-8918
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