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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Inspector general rejects Beach's Oceana plan
Pentagon's inspector general's office has concluded that Virginia Beach had failed to comply with BRAC ruling to stop and roll back development around Oceana Naval Air Station.

The city's refusal to condemn and buy property in the zone where the risk of a jet crash is highest lead to the conclusion.

However, Sen. John Warner, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told reporters that he expects Oceana to continue operating for the next ten years.

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