[CPEO-MEF] EXPANSION: Off-roaders challenge Twentynine Palms (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Off-roaders voice displeasure with Marines Corps plan

Kris Reilly
Victorville Desert Dispatch (CA)
April 14, 2011
VICTORVILLE - People from throughout Southern California showed up  
Thursday at the Hilton Garden Inn to voice their concerns about a  
U.S. Marine Corps proposal that could close a large part of the  
Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area.

The Marine Corps is considering several alternatives for expanding  
its Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center training area.

Its preferred plan, Alternative 6, would permanently close most of  
the Johnson Valley OHV Area, with a smaller portion used by the  
Marines two months a year and another small portion permanently open  
to the public.

The plan was unpopular among many of the 180 people who showed up in  
the first 90 minutes of the open-house-style meeting, with more  
expected as the night went on. They ranged from out-of-town business  
owners to off-roading enthusiasts to High Desert residents wondering  
how it will affect their daily lives.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/victorville-27110-voice- 
displeasure.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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