[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Fate of [Moffett Field, CA's] 1, 000 acres may be sealed by next month

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Fate of Moffett's 1,000 acres may be sealed by next month
Four groups will present proposals to take over hangars, airfield

by Daniel DeBolt
Mountain View Voice (CA)
September 19, 2013

In what could have a huge impact on the region, several different groups are making moves in a bidding war for Moffett Field's runways and massive hangars.

Possible users include Google's executives, who want to park their planes in a restored Hangar One, and two groups hoping to spur private space industry at Moffett. And there's the Air and Space West Foundation, which wants to build a museum in Hangar One and whose director is also said to be interested in bringing private jets to Moffett Field.

Earlier this year, NASA put use of Hangar One and the operation of the expensive airfields up for bid with help from the General Services Administration.

The consequences of the bidding for Mountain View and the local region are huge, possibly bringing more air traffic to the skies, more jobs, a major museum or a new venue for public events, depending on who has the winning proposal.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mv-voice.com/news/2013/09/19/fate-of-moffetts-1000-acres-may-be-sealed-by-next-month-

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
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