2009 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:13:36 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Luke Air Froce Base (AZ) ruling
 
Law shielding private property near Luke upheld
Judge: State's zoning powers near military bases top private-property rights

by David Madrid
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 11, 2009

A Superior Court judge has ruled in the state's favor and against Maricopa County, upholding a law that prevents residential encroachment on Luke Air Force Base and its Auxiliary Field 1.

Base advocates called the law crucial to the survival of Luke and the rest of the state's military bases.

Judge Edward Burke granted the state a preliminary injunction late Monday. It requires the county to adopt a general plan and zoning regulations compatible with the high-noise and accident-potential zones of Luke, "Aux 1" northwest of the Glendale base and the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/02/11/20090211lukecourt0211.html

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