OAK HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — Officials near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are at odds over the state’s lawsuit against the Navy in its plans to expand jet operations.
Oak Harbor Mayor Bob Severns in a letter to state Attorney General Bob Ferguson called the lawsuit unjustifiable and a waste of resources.
“Your action is not a good use of State funds and is not supported by myself or the majority of inhabitants your suit purports to protect,” wrote Severns.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports the lawsuit filed in early July claims the Navy failed to adequately consider the effect that additional flights would have on people or wildlife.