Suisun City, CA. Wal-Mart Poses Threat to Air Force Base

Critics Say Proposed Wal-Mart a Threat to Travis Air Force Base [KCBS 740 AM (San Francisco, Calif.)]

A Wal-Mart superstore proposed for Suisun City is drawing the fire of critics who claim the massive store would violate the buffer zone surrounding Travis Air Force Base.

That violation could be used as a reason to close the base, according to Cress Vallucci. “You can’t have more than 300 people per acre, for obvious reasons. If something falls off a plane, like it did earlier this year, and falls into an area that’s densely populated, like the middle of the sales line at Walmart, there could be some major injuries or deaths,” he said.

Opponents also say the site’s environmental impact report underestimates the risks.

The project is still in the earliest stages. Suisun City’s Vice Mayor, Jane Day, said there hasn’t even been a formal presentation yet. “We are waiting until it comes in front of us in order to look at the pros and cons of anything,” she said.

Travis Air Force Base is the county’s largest employer. 

Posted by Alex Goldschmidt on Tuesday, November 06, 2007

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