San Diego Airport Authority finalizes ballot language

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published August 13, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

The San Diego Regional Airport Authority has delivered the final ballot language to the Registrar of Voters. Tom Fudge speaks with local journalists about what to expect between now and the vote.

The final ballot language: "To provide for San Diego's long-term air transportation needs, shall the Airport Authority and government officials work to obtain approximately 3,000 of 23,000 acres at MCAS Miramar by 2020 for a commercial airport, provided necessary traffic and freeway improvements are made, military readiness is maintained without expense to the military for modifying or relocating operations, no local taxes are used on the airport, overall noise impacts are reduced, and necessary Lindbergh Field improvements are completed?"

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Tim McClain , editor of San Diego Metropolitan Magazine
Rob Davis , staff writer for voiceofsandiego.org