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Encroachment Partnering June 19, 2007. Overview. MCAS Beaufort 6,400 Laurel Bay Housing 1,064 Townsend Range 5,183 Total Acres 12,547 Two Runways 12,202 FT 7,999 FT Ranges
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Encroachment Partnering June 19, 2007
Overview • MCAS Beaufort 6,400 • Laurel Bay Housing 1,064 • Townsend Range 5,183 • Total Acres 12,547 Two Runways 12,202 FT 7,999 FT • Ranges • Townsend Bombing Range • TACTS Range • Small Arms Range • Population • Military 3,885 • Civilian 918 • Military family members 7,702 • Laurel Bay Schools 763
Community Plans & Liaison Office • CP&LO bridge between Communities and Organizations outside the fence line • Promotes sustainability through community outreach • Represents the Commanding Officer in the community & works directly for CO • Installation Encroachment Manager • Sustainability through community outreach • Partners • State and local government officials • Regulators • Planning Staffs • Economic Development • Conservation organizations • Business Community • Developers • Realtors • Builders
Townsend Bombing Range • Townsend Bombing Range located in southeast Georgia • 5,183 acre air-to-ground range for inert (non-explosive) ordnance • Owned by USMC (MCAS Beaufort) • Operated by Georgia Air National Guard (GA ANG) • Primary user is MAG 31 • Also serves 19 users from five states including ANG, USAF, USAFR, USAN USNR, and Army
Encroachment Control Plan • MCAS Beaufort and Townsend Bombing Range selected for Prototype Encroachment Control Plan in 2006 • ECP recommended promoting mutual interest in preserving the Altamaha River ecosystem • Long and McIntosh Counties grew by 66% and 26% from 1990 to 2000 • Altamaha River Conservation Forum established • The Nature Conservancy, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, etc.
Encroachment Partnering • 2006 International Paper sold 218,000 acres to The Nature Conservancy and the Conservation Fund –largest private sale of land in the South • 24,120 acres in Georgia
Encroachment Partnering • TNC Brokers 24,000 Acre purchase from International Paper Company in 2006 • Overarching deal with multiple partners with opportunity for bargain rate for USMC • Signed purchase agreement with The Nature Conservancy to acquire a 10,687 acre easement adjacent to Townsend Bombing Range for the Marine Corps 2006
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Joint Land Use Study • JLUS endorsed by the three municipal jurisdictions, 2004 • JLUS Implementation Committee met May-Oct 2006 with reps from Chamber, real estate board, planners, and MCAS Beaufort • Beaufort County, City of Beaufort and Town of Port Royal all adopted identical ordinances week of 11 Dec 2006 • Consistent – no more zoning shopping • Public education program and notification via AICUZ footprint identified on property records via GIS • Improved real estate disclosure statements and included renters • Density and uses • Next goal is Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program throughout the county
Encroachment Control Plan • MCAS Beaufort selected for Prototype Encroachment Control Plan in 2006 • Beaufort County is fastest growing county in South Carolina • ECP identified approximately 3000 acres • For EP initiative • For MILCON Land Acquisition • For Minor MLCON Land Acquisition
Encroachment Partnering MCAS Beaufort • Partners include Beaufort County with Trust for Public Lands • Multi-year MOA signed in 2006 with Beaufort County • Draft MOA with City of Beaufort • Approximately 50/50 MOA • Low Country Conservation Forum • Beaufort Open Land Trust, Trust for Public Lands, SC Department of Natural Resources, etc.
Encroachment Partnering MCAS Beaufort – 4 EP/REPI Projects, FY-04/05 • Battey/Wilson: 64 Acres Rathbun: 28 Acres Lucky: 71 acres • REPI: 23% USMC: 21% County: 56% • Winn: 69 acres • USMC: 34% County: 66% • Amgray: 21 acres located in the AICUZ • Beaufort County Conservation Easement Donation , no DoD or USMC funds
Point of Contact Alice Howard Community Plans & Liaison Office alice.howard@usmc.mil, (843) 228-7558