| Dole pleased with new sites, waiting on details |
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09-20-07
Star-News - Wilmington, NC
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| Dole said, the OLF could provide future economic benefits to the state. (it would generate only 50 jobs) Maintaining the state's pro-military appearance is critical for future projects, such as an East Coast base for the next-generation fighter jet....(more) |
| North Carolina reopens the lines of communication with the Navy |
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09-20-07
The Enterprise, Williamston, NC
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| North Carolina and the United States Navy returned to the table ...Site C, in Washington and Beaufort counties, remains the Navy's preferred site....(more) |
| N.C. counties line up against Navy plans for landing fields |
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09-20-07
Virginian-Pilot
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| County leaders in northeastern North Carolina are quickly lining up against a new effort for the Navy to build a proposed landing field in their region after the state unveiled six new proposed sites this week....(more) |
| Navy site plans raise new ire - Service proposes landing field in northeastern N.C |
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09-20-07
News & Observer
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| County leaders in northeastern North Carolina are quickly lining up against a new effort by the Navy to build a proposed landing field in their region after the state announced six new proposed sites this week....(more) |
| Map - Six New OLF Sites in NC |
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09-20-07
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
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| 6 new sites in eastern NC. Northeastern sites: Gates County (2) -- Sandbanks, Old Railroad Grade, Camden County (2) -- Northwest River, Moyock. Southeastern sites: Duplin/Pender Counties (1) -- Angola Bay, Jones/Onslow Counties (1) -- Hofmann Forest...(more) |
| Navy's new attitude - Service, N.C. now working together on landing field |
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09-20-07
Charlotte Observer
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| Navy has a brand new attitude in its approach to finding a site for an OLF. It says it will cooperate with state & local officials to find a site that fills the Navy's needs and avoids environmental problems or displacing large numbers of local residents....(more) |
| Navy adds OLF sites |
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09-19-07
Carteret County News-Times
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| The list of additional sites, which did not include Open Grounds Farm in Carteret County, was unveiled by Navy officers at a meeting of a state task force that seeks to work with the military on a suitable location....(more) |
| Map - Six new OLF sites proposed by North Carolina |
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09-19-07
News & Observer
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| 6 new sites in eastern NC. Northeastern sites: Gates County (2) -- Sandbanks, Old Railroad Grade, Camden County (2) -- Northwest River, Moyock. Southeastern sites: Duplin/Pender Counties (1) -- Angola Bay, Jones/Onslow Counties (1) -- Hofmann Forest...(more) |
| 4 sites in Camden and Gates offered for Navy landing field - Officials: Airfield would create more noise than jobs |
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09-19-07
Daily Advance
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| State Sen. President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight, who represents Camden, said the 52 jobs the OLF would create wouldn't be enough of a benefit to compensate for the jet noise the project would bring....(more) |
| State, Navy review six more OLF options - Anderson 'energized' to find an alternative site for Navy |
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09-19-07
Washington Daily News
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| Rear Adm. David Anderson said Tuesday the Navy's fine-tuned mission is to find a suitable alternative to the landing field site in Washington and Beaufort counties....(more) |
| Six new North Carolina sites named for possible Navy airfield |
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09-19-07
Virginian-Pilot
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| After months of speculation about secret talks between the Navy and North Carolina officials, the state revealed a list of a half-dozen alternative sites for a jet landing field Tuesday, including two in fast-growing Camden County....(more) |
| Navy looks at six new landing sites - They appear to avoid the drawbacks of the Washington County site near a wildlife sanctuary |
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09-19-07
News & Observer
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| State leaders on Tuesday released a list of prospective sites they offered the Navy as better alternatives than the Navy's preferred site in Washington and Beaufort counties, which is near the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge....(more) |
| Six new sites being considered for Navy landing field |
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09-18-07
New Bern Sun Journal
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| Southeastern Sites: Hoffman Forest - Jones, Angola Bay - Duplin-Pender, Northeastern Sites: Sandbanks - northwestern Gates, Old Railroad Grade - Gates-Perquimins, Northwest River - Camden near Virginia line, Moyock - Camden near Curritick County line....(more) |
| NC offers six more sites to Navy for landing field |
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09-18-07
Daily Press - Newport News, Virginia
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| The additional sites were unveiled by Navy officers at a meeting of a state task force that seeks to work with the military on a suitable location. The sites include four in northeastern North Carolina and two close to Jacksonville in the southeast....(more) |
| NC offers six new possible sites to Navy for landing field |
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09-18-07
Fayetteville (NC) Observer
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| ...two of the new sites are in Camden County, two are in Gates County and a fifth is at Hoffman State Forest on the Jones-Onslow county border. The last straddles the Duplin-Pender county line at the Angola Bay game lands....(more) |
| Navy OLF recommendations sent up the line for consideration |
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09-15-07
Virginian-Pilot
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| Navy officials forwarded their analysis of potential VA & NC sites to the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations. Over the next 60 days Navy leaders will decide if any of these sites should be added to 5 under consideration in eastern NC....(more) |
