[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: Robins Air Force Base (CA) fenceline properties

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Robins makes progress on encroachment issue

BY MIKE STUCKA
Macon Telegraph (GA)
June 8, 2010

Local officials have been struggling to buy homes that are too close to 
Robins Air Force Base, but some of that effort's obstacles are clearing up.

The encroaching properties could threaten the future of the base, and 
the U.S. military has said efforts to clear away too-close houses helps 
"mission growth" at the base.

The challenges in solving the encroachment issue are diverse:

* Federal money is available but can only be used to reimburse local 
money used to buy the properties.

* Lately, Bibb and Houston counties had failed to agree on how much 
money they would pay for encroachment. Current budget proposals now call 
for each to contribute $100,000 a year for five years, or $1 million 
total. The worst encroachment problems are in south Bibb County.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.macon.com/2010/06/08/1154109/robins-makes-progress-on-encroachment.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
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