Luke Field/Air Force Base and 56th Fighter Wing Heritage Pamphlet ...
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16 May 2003 Dysart School District projected to grow from 9,000 to over<br />
16,000 in 2007 <strong>and</strong> require eight new schools.<br />
20 May 2003 Surprise mayor wins re-election on platform to protect <strong>Luke</strong>.<br />
22 May 2003 Goodyear had 3,718 acres in southern departure corridor; planned<br />
99 percent of l<strong>and</strong> for compatible use with <strong>Luke</strong>’s mission.<br />
22 May 2003 Two days after re-election on platform on saving <strong>Luke</strong>, Surprise<br />
mayor voted to OK 1,300 homes in base’s high noise zone.<br />
23 May 2003 County had flood plain on approach to Aux #1 <strong>and</strong> planned flood<br />
basins in southern APZ; seen as compatible l<strong>and</strong> use.<br />
27 May 2003 US Senator John McCain/Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano<br />
criticized Surprise mayor for actions seen as detrimental to<br />
national defense <strong>and</strong> illegal (see entry for 22 May 2003).<br />
27 May 2003 It was reported Buckeye residents OK’d annexing of Douglas<br />
Ranch where town planned 80,000-home community.<br />
27 May 2003 Governor’s Military Facilities Task <strong>Force</strong> established by<br />
executive order to demonstrate to DoD state ready to enhance<br />
<strong>and</strong> maintain military presence in Arizona.<br />
10 June 2003 F-16 crash traced to manufacturing defects in engine turbine<br />
blade. <strong>Force</strong>d st<strong>and</strong> down of 70 percent of <strong>56th</strong> <strong>Fighter</strong> <strong>Wing</strong><br />
jets. Problem affected all F-16/F-15 users of F100 engine.<br />
13 June 2003 Arizona attorney general defined gr<strong>and</strong>fathering in SB 1525 (see<br />
entry 1 July 2001) as development plan/zoning approved before<br />
2001.<br />
16 June 2003 <strong>56th</strong> <strong>Fighter</strong> <strong>Wing</strong> formed Community Initiatives Team to work<br />
encroachment by improving communication with cities <strong>and</strong><br />
stakeholders.<br />
16 June 2003 In an about face, Surprise voted to rezone Kenly Farms II from<br />
residential to commercial.<br />
18 June 2003 Surprise reacted to criticisms by noting that El Mirage approved<br />
10 times more dwellings than county <strong>and</strong> other towns near base.<br />
20 June 2003 Retired US Representative Bob Stump succumbed at age 76. He<br />
headed House Armed Services Committee until retiring last year.<br />
Media said he was factor in <strong>Luke</strong>'s surviving past base closures.
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