Lori;

PLEASE RE-READ http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/town-takes-hard-stance-against-increased-olf-flight-operations/

COMMENTS LIKE uh, ““The only way to truly mitigate the noise is to not put all the jets on Whidbey Island. The only mitigation is to look at other bases, to me, that’s the key” and... “We don’t want 80 percent of the flights in Coupeville,” Councilwoman Diane Binder said. “We don’t want them at all.”

ARE INTENTIONS TO AID AND ABET ANY EFFORT TO CLOSE NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND, PERIOD.

TOWN OF COUPEVILLE SIGNALED A DESIRE TO ESCALATE AND THREATEN THE FUTURE OF NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND AND BLOW OFF CONCERNS OF NAVY SUPPORTERS.  THAT DOESN'T COME FREE.  FREEDOM ISN'T FREE.

A MESSAGE HAD TO BE SENT LOUDLY AND CLEARLY: ECONOMIC SANCTIONS STARTED LAST WEDNESDAY.  SINCE TALK DIDN'T WORK, THIS HAD TO BE DONE.  TELL THE TOWN TO BACK DOWN OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES PROUDLY WITHOUT WHINING IF YOU ARE TRULY THEIR ALLY.

THANKS.