| OLF Rally Attracts Big Crowd |
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10-10-07
Independent - Camden, Currituck, Dare, and Pasquotank and northeastern NC
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| In a meeting at the Gates County High School football stadium, citizens from every nook, corner and cranny of the county gathered to hear passionate pleas from their friends and neighbors to stop an OLF from possibly locating in the county....(more) |
| Gov. Easley appoints State Rep. Wainwright to OLF Study Group |
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10-09-07
Leland Tribune
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| Easley: "His experience and knowledge will help make sure the concerns and interests of the communities, businesses and environmental groups near the Navy's potential OLF sites are heard."...(more) |
| Rep. Wainwright appointed to state task force on Navy landing field |
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10-09-07
New Bern Sun Journal
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| A legislator from Craven County has been appointed to a state task force to help the Navy find a suitable North Carolina site for a landing field. Rep. William Wainwright of Havelock. "Rep. Wainwright .. can represent ACT's interests," said Hugh Overholt....(more) |
| Navy: State knew about OLF sites as far back as May - State: Navy proposed 6 alternate sites |
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10-06-07
Daily Advance
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| The matter of who knew what when, and when they decided to communicate what they knew, have been controversial issues ever since the Navy announced at the task force meeting that it is now studying six additional OLF sites in North Carolina....(more) |
| Navy attempting to alter economic, social impact of OLF - Cost to counties, possible flight paths change with new sites |
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10-06-07
Washington Daily News
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| Navy still plans on a footprint of about 30,000 acres, but the Navy's land-acquisition strategy has again changed as it considers six new North Carolina sites, the Navy's top officer on the project, Rear Admiral David Anderson, said Thursday....(more) |
| New landing sites less objectionable - Conservationists tell state search panel less environmental harm would be done |
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10-05-07
News & Observer
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| No one who spoke before the state task force looking to help the Navy find a suitable location endorsed any of the sites. But some said the environmental issues can either be overcome or the habitats surrounding any proposed air strip can be improved....(more) |
| Birds not issue at Camden OLF site - Canfield: 6 sites preferable to Washington-Beaufort site |
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10-05-07
Daily Advance
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| Canfield renewed Audubon's call for the Navy to eliminate the Washington-Beaufort site from consideration for the OLF. He said not only could the birds pose a threat to pilots if that site were selected, but the flights could harm the birds' habitat....(more) |
| Navy shifts gears in OLF search - Environmental rhetoric tones down around new sites |
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10-05-07
Washington Daily News
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| Rear Adm. David Anderson said the Navy's new focus was to converse directly with communities near the newly proposed sites about possible environmental and economic impacts, before a full-blown impact study is conducted....(more) |
| State seeks ideas on landing field |
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10-04-07
Star-News - Wilmington, NC
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| North Carolina officials want to hear what residents and other groups think about the Navy's search for a new location for its proposed outlying land field. The state also has set up an e-mail address for comments - olfstudygroup@ncmail.net...(more) |
| Conservationists say new landing field sites are an improvement |
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10-04-07
News & Observer
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| RALEIGH, N.C. - New potential sites for a Navy jet practice landing field in eastern North Carolina are more feasible for the environment than the military's first preferred location, conservation officials told a state panel Thursday....(more) |
| OLF Debates Continue |
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10-04-07
WNCT Television
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| Rear Admiral David Anderson said the Navy is hoping to find how each county would benefit from an outlying landing field. While the incentives may be intriguing, Washington County Manager David Peoples said they may not be enough....(more) |
| Five of seven N.C. counties vote against air field |
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10-02-07
Virginian-Pilot
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| Five northeastern counties - Camden, Hertford, Perquimans, Gates and Chowan - agreed Monday on a resolution opposing an OLF. Currituck and Pasquotank counties were the only two of seven NC counties that did not pass a resolution....(more) |
| Straight Talk on OLF |
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10-02-07
Winston-Salem Journal
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| If the Navy finds the right spot environmentally, provides the kind of economic benefit, the OLF might just turn out to be a win-win situation in this state. But the Navy has to bring with it more than a slab of concrete for that to happen....(more) |
| OLF study group to meet this week in Raleigh - Will take an in-depth look at state's alternative sites |
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10-01-07
Washington Daily News
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| The group will meet Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Administration Building, which is on Raleigh's West Jones Street. The panel is expected to take a more in-depth look at the six new sites that NC leaders proposed as alternatives to the Navy's favored site....(more) |
| Camden County opposes Navy OLF offer |
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10-01-07
WVEC Channel 13 News VA
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| The Camden County, NC Board of Commissioners went on the record Monday opposing an OLF in its borders....(more) |
| Camden residents worry about noise, land values |
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09-30-07
Daily Advance
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| A Navy commander told Currituck County officials on Thursday that 70 percent of the 31,000 annual takeoffs and landings would be at night....(more) |
