[CPEO-MEF] EXPANSION: "Pinon Canyon [CO] residents deserve a full airing"

[Lenny Siegel]

The January 13, 2009 GAO report cited in the editorial may be found at
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-09-171

Lenny Siegel wrote:
> Pinon Canyon residents deserve a full airing
> The Army needs to explain its potential land grab and be frank with the 
> citizens and farmers whose way of life is at stake.
> 
> Editorial
> Denver Post
> January 23, 2009
> 
> Turns out it's not just the people of southeastern Colorado who think 
> the Army needs to better explain why it needs to expand its Piñon Canyon 
> training facility.
> 
> An investigative arm of Congress has now called upon the Army to do just 
> that. It's a welcome voice of reason in a debate that's been clouded by 
> suspicion and an alarming paucity of information. Army leaders should 
> heed the recommendations.
> 
> At issue is the Army's fervent declaration that it needs to expand the 
> Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. First, the plan was to acquire an additional 
> 418,577 acres. After nearby landowners and members of Colorado's 
> congressional delegation raised a stink, the Army announced it needed 
> only 100,000 acres.
> 
> ...
> 
> For the entire article, see
> http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_11532173
> 



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Lenny Siegel
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