Long to Lobby for Ventura County Base
Girding for the government’s next round of military base shutdowns, a delegation led by Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Long plans to testify in Sacramento today in defense of Naval Base Ventura County.
Long is to appear before the state Senate Select Committee on Defense and Aerospace, and plans to pitch the facility as “the strongest, strategically located base on the West Coast,” according to a printed statement.
Under a procedure known as “base realignment and closure,” about one out of four of the nation’s 425 bases will be shuttered. Long is co-chair of the BRAC 2005 Ventura County Task Force, a coalition of political and business leaders seeking to safeguard the local base’s future.
Today, Long will outline the importance of Ventura County’s base and make recommendations about the development of a statewide closure strategy.
Since Ventura County’s naval facilities were spared in the 1995 closures, they have joined forces. The missile testing site at Point Mugu and the Seabee base at nearby Port Hueneme merged into Naval Base Ventura County.
About 14,700 employees work at the base.
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