Deal gives Oceana last chance
The Defense Base Realignment and Closure commission voted 7-0 with two abstentions to keep Oceana open with conditions.
The city of Virginia Beach must buy and eliminate homes, shopping centers and other development around the base. They must spend at least $15 million annually to buy land in high risk areas.
The move spells a death knell for Oceana as it leave the U.S. Navy no choice but to move its jets from Virginia Beach to Cecil Field.
City of Virginia Beach has neither the legal authority, the money, nor the political will to fulfill any of the commission’s conditions.
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