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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Army says it’s now looking to lease land to expand a southeast Colorado training site, hoping to appease opponents who don’t want the military to buy the property.
Army Assistant Secretary Keith Eastin said Friday the military isn’t pursuing a 99-year lease but wants the land for decades rather than months.
The Army wants to expand the 370-square-mile Pinon Canyon site to about 525 square miles, saying it needs more room to accommodate new weapons, new tactics and additional soldiers.
Opponents don’t want to see that much land removed from the tax rolls and from agricultural production.
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Information from: The Gazette,
