Comments on: After Davis-Monthan Leaves http://www.friendsofarley.org/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/ Re-Elect Steve Farley as Arizona LD28 State Representative in 2008 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:34:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Karyn Scott http://www.friendsofarley.org/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Karyn Scott Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:17:04 +0000 http://www.friendsofarley.com/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/#comment-157 WHere is everybody? It is March 2006. At this very moment heavy AF air traffic is screaming over my head. MOre to come they say. Will my house be determined incompatible as more and more air traffic comes this way? How can we stop this nonsense? WHere is everybody?

It is March 2006. At this very moment heavy AF air traffic is screaming over my head.

MOre to come they say.
Will my house be determined incompatible as more and more air traffic comes this way?

How can we stop this nonsense?

]]> By: Ted Stokes http://www.friendsofarley.org/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Ted Stokes Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:05:20 +0000 http://www.friendsofarley.com/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/#comment-99 I am pleased to see someone questioning the continued prescence of D-M in Tucson. Our AZ elected politicans from the Congress, the Governor's office, the county and the city do not have the forssight or guts to bring the subject up. In the long term Tucson and Pima County would be better off without the base. It would provide better jobs, improve the quality of life, and allow for local control of the property. A suggested topic would be: the essential need for term limits for the Congress. I am pleased to see someone questioning the continued prescence of D-M in Tucson. Our AZ elected politicans from the Congress, the Governor’s office, the county and the city do not have the forssight or guts to bring the subject up. In the long term Tucson and Pima County would be better off without the base. It would provide better jobs, improve the quality of life, and allow for local control of the property.

A suggested topic would be: the essential need for term limits for the Congress.

]]> By: Daniel R. Patterson http://www.friendsofarley.org/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Daniel R. Patterson Sun, 16 Oct 2005 22:22:43 +0000 http://www.friendsofarley.com/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/#comment-97 Too bad current leaders in AZ are doing little except laying down for DM's ease. Total lack of creativity from most pols who are more interested in sucking DM's welfare tit until it runs dry. Too bad current leaders in AZ are doing little except laying down for DM’s ease. Total lack of creativity from most pols who are more interested in sucking DM’s welfare tit until it runs dry.

]]> By: Ryan Matchett http://www.friendsofarley.org/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Ryan Matchett Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:31:21 +0000 http://www.friendsofarley.com/2005/10/12/after-davis-monthan-leaves/#comment-95 While I'd like to remain optimistic that such successful base conversion would be possible in Tucson, past and current leadership has taken an antogonist approach to progressive action. Should the base leave, it may be a catalyst to revitalize decaying older neighborhoods and apartment living around the base. Parks, research facilities, and new urban housing are all options; however, our first priority should be to advocate for JLUS to alter the flightpath to a SE loop and have the city/county ban growth in that radius. They will have to give up their precious new growth tax base and developer impact fees, and perhaps will look towards the current city boundary for internal improvements. $750 million was the most recent figure I could find on economic impact. Tucson's quality of life, proud, historic military service, and economic viability can survive, if only people like Fred play ball for the citizens instead of against. Hopefully his short-sightedness will be short lived. While I’d like to remain optimistic that such successful base conversion would be possible in Tucson, past and current leadership has taken an antogonist approach to progressive action. Should the base leave, it may be a catalyst to revitalize decaying older neighborhoods and apartment living around the base. Parks, research facilities, and new urban housing are all options; however, our first priority should be to advocate for JLUS to alter the flightpath to a SE loop and have the city/county ban growth in that radius. They will have to give up their precious new growth tax base and developer impact fees, and perhaps will look towards the current city boundary for internal improvements. $750 million was the most recent figure I could find on economic impact. Tucson’s quality of life, proud, historic military service, and economic viability can survive, if only people like Fred play ball for the citizens instead of against. Hopefully his short-sightedness will be short lived.

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