From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Mon, 11 May 2009 22:08:52 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] EXPANSION: Colorado legislation on Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site |
Piñon Canyon fans court Ritter's veto DEAN TODA Colorado Springs Gazette (CO) May 5, 2009DENVER - Supporters of the Army's efforts to expand the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site launched a campaign Tuesday to persuade Gov. Bill Ritter to veto a measure intended to make expansion impractical. And they have found a new ally: former Congressman Scott McInnis, who used to represent many of the ranchers who oppose the expansion. The bill, HB1317, was approved by the Legislature last Wednesday. Ritter has not indicated whether he will sign it, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature. Piñon Canyon, a 235,000-acre tract northeast of Trinidad, is a training ground for Fort Carson. The Army wants to expand the site by at least 85,000 acres, saying it needs more room to simulate the modern battlefield. Local ranchers don't want to sell, and are afraid that despite the Army's assurances it will attempt to seize their land by eminent domain. Army Secretary Pete Geren, who was at Fort Carson on Tuesday, said he didn't view the state's opposition to selling the Army land as a "show-stopper." ... For the entire article, see http://www.gazette.com/news/colorado-53010-army-mcinnis.html -- 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> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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