[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Luke Air Force Base compromise sought

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Accord is sought on land uses near Luke

by Cecilia Chan
The Arizona Republic
December 12, 2009

It's a race against the clock for Maricopa County and Arizona to find a 
compromise over residential encroachment around Luke Air Force Base 
before the military picks a location to train its F-35 pilots.

The two sides have been at odds over whether the county can issue 
building permits in areas around the base that have high accident 
potential and high noise levels.

Pentagon officials have expressed concerns that the county did not 
"appear to make compatible development a priority near the base." County 
officials, in turn, have said landowners have been unfairly prevented 
from developing or improving their property.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/12/12/20091212luke1212.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
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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