| Navy talks with Virginia may hurt North Carolina |
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07-17-07
The Enterprise, Williamston, NC
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| To the Editor: NC Wildlife Federation Organizational Meeting |
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07-17-07
Washington Daily News
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| A meeting to discuss forming a chapter of the N.C. Wildlife Federation in our region will be held Tuesday, July 17, 2007, 7:00 pm at the Cooperative Extension Building, 128 E. Water St., Plymouth, N.C....(more) |
| State officials muster support for landing field |
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07-15-07
Carteret County News-Times
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| HAVELOCK - In the midst of a challenge from Va. for the location of a Navy landing field originally planned for Eastern NC, officials here are concerned that a more concerted effort is needed to ensure Cherry Point gets the expected jet squadrons...(more) |
| MCAS plans for urban training in Atlantic |
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07-15-07
Carteret County News-Times
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| ATLANTIC - The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point's outlying landing field Atlantic will soon become a practice site for Marines participating in military operations in urban terrain....(more) |
| Perdue briefs Allies for Cherry Point |
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07-14-07
New Bern Sun Journal
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| Lt. Gov. Perdue said the state is looking out for base and community interests in talks with the Navy about sites for a jet landing field. Perdue met with members of ACT, which wants the site to be in NC, and with local delegates to the General Assembly....(more) |
| Flawed Navy OLF plan doesn´t deserve funds |
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07-14-07
News & Record, Greensboro, NC
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| When common sense won't prevail, it's time to resort to political hardball.
Withholding federal funding can sidetrack the Navy's ill-conceived plans to build a jet landing field in Washington and Beaufort counties next to a wildlife refuge and in line...(more) |
| Easley: N.C. to be mum on OLF options - Says Navy and state 'trading information' |
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07-12-07
Washington Daily News
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| North Carolina leaders will release their list of outlying landing field options when the time is right, but they won't do it early and jeopardize their standing with the Navy, Gov. Mike Easley said Wednesday....(more) |
| Counties clamor to find out how Navy field would affect them |
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07-12-07
Virginian-Pilot
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| Residents and officials in five Virginia counties say they want more information about a proposal to build a Navy landing field in one of their areas....(more) |
| Virginia offers 10 sites for Navy landing field |
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07-11-07
News & Observer
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| The list does not include Fort Pickett in Blackstone or other sites that are already being considered as alternatives by the Navy. It will take about 60 days for the Navy to do the analysis to see whether the Virginia sites could meet requirements....(more) |
| Virginia gives Navy 10 airfield options - State trying to ensure Oceana's future in wake of N.C. site controversy |
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07-11-07
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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| The state-identified locations, which range from almost 2,700 acres to more than 39,000 acres, are privately owned. Va. officials did not talk to property owners before proposing the sites to the Navy, said Robert P. Crouch Jr., Commonwealth Preparedness....(more) |
| Virginia proposes 10 potential sites for Navy landing field - Map |
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07-11-07
Virginian-Pilot
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| Map of Virginia's Ten Proposed Outlying Landing Field Sites...(more) |
| Va. offers alternatives to Navy air strip in N.C. - Though a North Carolina site remains the top choice for a practice field, 10 Virginia locations provide options, says Gov. Kaine. |
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07-11-07
Daily Press - Newport News, Virginia
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| All of the 10 sites are privately owned parcels, consisting mostly of farmland and forests, officials said. It is not clear how much it would cost the Navy to acquire any of them....(more) |
| Virginia plugs 10 would-be OLF sites - Navy will review them during 60-day period |
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07-11-07
Washington Daily News
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| "Our intention is to protect Oceana Naval Air Station," said Robert Crouch Jr., an assistant to Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine who works on commonwealth preparedness. "If the site in North Carolina does that, fine. If the site is in Virginia, fine."...(more) |
| To the Editor: - Supportive of Voluntary Agricultural Districts |
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07-11-07
Washington Daily News
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| We need to preserve working farmland. That's why I am supportive of voluntary ag districts, and why I oppose the Navy's plan to put a landing field in Beaufort and Washington counties....(more) |
| Outlying Landing Field (OLF) Site Suitability, June 2007 |
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07-10-07
Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, Commonwealth of Virginia
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| The Navy has asked us to gather information on sites in southeastern Virginia that meet very specific criteria -- a rural area, with ample room for "touch-and-go" maneuvers -- east of Interstate 95 -- within roughly 100 miles of Oceana....(more) |
| Navy takes a look at OLF options in Virginia |
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07-10-07
The Enterprise, Williamston, NC
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| PLYMOUTH-There is a new twist to the ongoing Outlying Landing Field (OLF) drama that has taken hold of eastern North Carolina for almost seven years....(more) |
