NO!!!! to the OLF (Outlying Landing Field)

The Navy is planning on putting an Outlying Landing Field here in Eastern North Carolina. This proposed field is RIGHT NEXT TO A BIRD SANCTUARY with very large birds such as Canada geese. They plan to use this field for frequent flight training... especially on full moon nights... could be as frequent as q 10 or q15 minutes. Anyone who has ever experienced F-18's know that these are truly the most deafening of all aircraft. The Navy wants to take advantage of this rural area, because we have a large minority population (African American), are relatively poor economically, and have little political clout in their eyes.
We are a Tier 1 community... which means tourism, retirees, and agriculture are our main industries. MOST of our other industries have moved "South" due to NAFTA and a series of hurricanes (the latest being Isabel) has also added to the economic devastation of this area. A beautiful pristine rural environment, tourism, retirees, and agriculture is all we have left. IF the Navy succeeds with its OLF plan, then what is left of our economic base will be utterly destroyed, as well as our quality of life. Already, property values have fallen and people who WERE about to move to our area to retire have decided to go elsewhere due to disclosure concerning the OLF. The Navy plans on seizing private lands that have been in peoples' families for generations. We will lose a large tax base from loss of these agricultural lands... as the Navy pays no property taxes!!! We will receive no economic benefit from the OLF... only neighboring Virginia. We get the noise and pollution, and Southeastern Virginia gets the planes and jobs. I think not!!!!
All three counties in the immediate area have banded together and the commissioners have hired a law firm out of Charlotte. Also, environmental groups are preparing lawsuits. The Navy plans on seizing private property beginning in January. A "tent city" is being planned... the Navy will have to bodily remove these people before they give up their land. Things are heatingup around here... ought to be interesting. You can bet we will catch the eye of national media coverage and minority leaders.
In the end, right will prevail over might. We are meeting together for prayer on a regular basis and our God will fight for us!!!
A good link detailing our ongoing civil rights struggle:
http://www.albemarlecommunity.net

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