During his Senate floor speech this afternoon, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr submitted decisions from the legislature opposing the Gates and Camden sites into the official congressional record.
He also stressed that the Navy’s proposed outlying landing strip would bring just 52 jobs, reports Barb Barrett.
"We’ve got communities today that are being affected. They’re being affected by the fact that property can’t sell, that people don’t want to move there because they don’t know whether there’s going to be a Naval jet base," Burr said. "They don’t know whether there’s going to be a protected area of 30,000 acres where all night long, they have jets going in and only 52 jobs…."
Burr said he expected a negative outcome on the vote, but said he had to take a stand for the people of North Carolina.
"North Carolina’s an incredible state when it comes to the military. That doesn’t mean the military can just walk in, make a decision that’s inconsistent with our state and potentially forces an adverse relationship with our state…."
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Re: Burr on OLF
Thank you senator Burr for your efforts.
I have a concern the cost of the attenuation that will have to be done to certain parts of the county. Attenuation for which we are responsible, and for which we will have to pay, and this in the middle of the worst economic downturn in forty years. Many of our schools will be located in high noise zones.
Why are there major flight restrictions on the master jet base ?