Air Cargo "on hold"
From: Robert Seltzer
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996
To: moffett-alliance@lists.best.com
Congratulations to everyone that has been involved in this effort for the
past eight months. NASA released a press release late Friday stating thatthey
had put the air cargo proposal on hold indefinitely.
The following is a
brief summary from a San Francisco Chronicle articlethat appeared this morning
(thanks Walter Bays):
The article is titled:
"Moffett Cargo
Plans Put on Shelf - NASA delays decision pendingpanel's study"
"Public outcry - and a promised public advisory electionin
Mountain View - has caused NASA to shelve its plans to turn Moffett Fieldinto
an air cargo station."
This is a great comment and it
reflects the hard work we have done duringthe past few months. The second
comment reflects an editorial opinion ofthe author that we should all be aware:
"...the vote was only 4-3 (Mountain View city council)and
the Sunnyvale City Council voted 4-2 against doing the same thing. Allof which
raises the possibility that public opposition to the air cargouse of Moffett
may not be too deep, and that NASA is merely making a temporarystrategic
withdrawal."
The author makes a valid point. We need
to change his perception with astrong campaign in Mountain View and activities
in Sunnyvale that make thisissue visible.
The Alliance will hold an
organization meeting on Thursday at 222 View Streetin Mountain View at 7:30pm
to discuss plans for the fall campaign.
Regards
Bob
Seltzer
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