[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: El Centro Naval Air Facility (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Our Opinion: NAF El Centro must be protected

Editorial
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS (CA)
December 18, 2009

A resort in Imperial County sounds like a fine idea in theory, but we 
believe the proposed Desert Oasis Resort is not a good fit as it could 
put Naval Air Facility El Centro in jeopardy.

The issue for us is encroachment, specifically to bombing ranges used by 
pilots flying from the base. The proposed resort would certainly 
generate noise complaints, and birds attracted by the proposed lakes on 
the resort could be dangerous for aircraft flying in the area.

These are problems any military installation does not need, and could — 
in a worst-case scenario — lead to NAF’s closure. That may sound drastic 
to some, but communities that do not do everything they can to safeguard 
their military installations can find themselves without those bases.

We hope the County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors look 
closely at this project and its positives and negatives. If they do, we 
believe the decision to protect NAF El Centro will be an easy one to reach.


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For the entire editorial, see
http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2009/12/18/our_opinion/ed02_12-18-09.txt

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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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