Land Grab at March Stirs Hornets Nest

March 28, 2006

Land Grab at March Stirs Hornets Nest: The City of Riverside, Calif., would like to siphon off some 4,300 acres that is part of the former March Air Force Base and the news doesn’t sit well with the other communities that make up the March Joint Powers Authority, according to KCAL 9 TV and Associated Press news service. There is no mention of whether the plan would affect the Air Force Reserve Command or Air National Guard units that reside on what is now called March Air Reserve Base.

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