Encroachment Partnering June 19, 2007. MCAS Beaufort 6,400 Laurel Bay Housing1,064 Townsend...

Encroachment PartneringJune 19, 2007

• 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

Overview

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

Coastal Air space Complex

Townsend Bombing Range

Townsend Bombing Range

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

Altamaha River area

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

MCAS Beaufort Noise Zones

NZ-1

NZ-2NZ-3

MCAS BeaufortAccident Potential

Zones

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 Planning

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

Encroachment Properties

FY 04 – FY05

Point of Contact

Alice Howard

Community Plans & Liaison Office

alice.howard@usmc.mil,

(843) 228-7558