Mayor Won’t Back Airport at Marine Base
Mayor Jerry Sanders said Wednesday he would not support a proposed ballot measure that would ask voters to pick Miramar Marine Corps Air Base as the best site for a new airport.
The Marine Corps has repeatedly rejected the idea of a joint-use airport, but officials at the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority believe the corps will relent if the public endorses the idea. The authority is set to vote June 5 on whether to put the issue on the November ballot.
Sanders said he did not believe the city should try to pressure the Marine Corps.
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