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Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Support our troops! Vote no on I-933

posted by on November 1 at 16:00 PM

The Whidbey Island newspaper ran an article today about the I-933 controversy brewing on the island, where residents are afraid the property rights Initiative might lead to the closure of the island’s Naval Air Station. The Oak Harbor mayor (who’s concerned about the threatened closure of the base and the estimated $30 million the Initiative could cost Island County) is at odds with the County commissioner (who wants to “send a message to the Legislature, that it has allowed the pendulum to swing a little too far against property rights”).

[The mayor’s] biggest concern is protecting the Navy base from intrusive development. Both the city and county have long had noise zones around the Navy runways that restrict the intensity of development in noisy areas.

About six years ago, the city adjusted C-4 commercial zones to limit development in an effort to keep certain uses away from the base.

“The initiative would roll back land use decisions,” Cohen said, “and could lead to incompatible growth around the Navy base.”

If the long-term viabilty of the base is up in the air, it could wind up on the base closures list — since the gov’t is always looking to cut bases somewhere in the states. That would mean the loss of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station jobs, and its cute, clunky website where the FAQs include “How can I support our troops?”

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1

Everyone should support our troops.

Posted by Will in Seattle | November 1, 2006 4:27 PM
2

Support the troops, support the environment, support farmers, support what is good and right in America:

VOTE NO on 933

Posted by Will is right | November 1, 2006 6:51 PM
3

If I-933 could really help shut down some of the many useless military bases strewn throughout the country by pork-barrel politics, I would consider that a reason to vote for it.

Posted by David Wright | November 2, 2006 5:51 AM

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