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Newsletter, April 2022
IN MEMORIAM WE ARE HEARTBROKEN! On March 25, 2022 Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve (COER) Board Member Neal Sims passed away. Our meetings will not be the same without him. He was our chief military and aviation advisor, a soft-spoken man who packed a...
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Newsletter, January 2022
COMPROMISE? On December 27, 2021 the Seattle Times editorial board called upon us to compromise with the Navy over Growler training over Whidbey Island. Other newspapers printed similar editorials. The COER board spent a considerable amount of time...
Federal Magistrate declares Growler expansion at NAS Whidbey Island violated National Environmental Policy Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Federal Magistrate declares Navy’s 2019 decision authorizing the EA-18G “Growler” expansion at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Coupeville, WA – Friday, December...
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Federal Magistrate sides with COER and WA State
Just in: Federal Magistrate sides with COER and the State of Washington in finding that the Navy violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with its Growler expansion FEIS. See the full Report and Recommendation here.
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5 Letters to the Editor, Whidbey News-Times
COER Letter to Whidbey News-Times. Published July 2, 2021 Based on NextDoor and Facebook chatter, a large number of central Whidbey residents contacted the Navy by email and phone on Monday, June 28. This one to Mike Welding is a fairly typical: “Given...