Links to letters to the editor, letters to congresspeople, etc.
COER opposes use of State Parks for covert Navy training exercises
TO: Washington State Parks Commissioner’s Meeting, November 19, 2020 RE: NAVY WAR GAMES IN OUR STATE PARKS FROM: COER, Robert Wilbur, President On behalf of Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve (COER), we urge the State Park’s Commission to REJECT the use...
Letter to ACHP: Navy’s Plan is Incompatible with Community Purpose
This letter was submitted to the ACHP (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation), in response to their request for community comments concerning the Navy’s stated plans to drastically increase jet training volume and tempo over the Ebey’s...
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COER Responds to the Navy’s Preferred Growler Plan
The Navy has lost touch with the people it serves This was clear in their unusual release yesterday of a “preferred alternative” for operational limits in the Navy’s current Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for EA18-G “Growler” expansion...
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Rep. Kilmer Questions Navy Jet Training Plans
Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6th District) sent off several letters requesting more information about the Navy’s plans concerning the Growler, and how it impacts the environment and his constituency. In each of his letters, he began: “Given...
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Governor Inslee: Respond to the Issue of Toxic Jet Noise
LETTER TO GOVERNOR INSLEE November 6, 2016 Dear Governor Inslee, This request follows our unanswered letter to you of August 29, 2016. We received a receipt acknowledging its delivery and are concerned that we have not received a response. We are writing...