[CPEO-MEF] ENCROACHMENT: "Land use plan in development for Cherry Point" Marine Corps Air Station (NC)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Land use plan in development for Cherry Point

By Drew C. Wilson
New Bern Sun-Journal (NC)
November 26. 2015 


It may be called the “Sound of Freedom,” but sometimes that sound can get pretty loud in areas around Cherry Point and its training areas.

Noise is just one way Cherry Point directly affects area residents, and it’s just one aspect of the Cherry Point Joint Land Use Study. The plan is an effort to identify potential conflicts between base operations and surrounding communities and to figure out how best to solve them.

The goal is to allow military operations that are key to the defense of the country – and crucial for the area economy – with as little impact on residents as possible.

The biggest issue around Cherry Point and its auxiliary landing fields and training operations is potential encroachment or large-scale development on the outskirts of military areas.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.newbernsj.com/article/20151126/NEWS/151129230

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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