Encroachment Partnering June 19, 2007
Overview 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
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 (nonexplosive) 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-3 NZ-2 NZ-1
MCAS Beaufort Accident 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