Cannon Air Force Base holds meeting on land use

Cannon Air Force Base officials say a joint land use study is a way to open communications with nearby eastern New Mexico communities, but some fear study recommendations could curtail some land use. The study was commissioned by Curry and Roosevelt counties to evaluate the area and provide information to help Cannon and communities coexist. Joint land use committees are to meet about a draft of the study at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The meeting is open to the public. The draft includes Air Force recommendations about how entities in areas around the base and Melrose Air Force Range should regulate such things as wind turbine height, easements, occupancy density or lighting. Cannon officials say recommendations are intended to promote comprehensive planning. AP