The OLF and its impact

The Daily Advance

Friday, February 20, 2009

Editor's note: This information box originally ran in The Daily Advance as a sidebar to the story 'Camden residents worry about noise, land value' that appeared Sept. 29.

The U.S. Navy compiled the following impact information about four possible sites for the outlying landing field in North Carolina:

Moyock — Camden County

• Homes within noise zones: 120

• Estimated residents in jet noise zones: 360

• Number of threatened and endangered wildlife species: 4

Northwest River — Camden

• Homes within noise zones: 549

• Estimated residents in jet noise zones: 1,647

• Number of threatened and endangered wildlife species: 5

Sandbanks — Gates County

• Homes within noise zones: 248

• Estimated residents in jet noise zones: 744

• Number of threatened and endangered wildlife species: 2

Old Railroad Grade — Gates

• Homes within noise zones: 191

• Estimated residents in jet noise zones: 573

• Number of threatened and endangered wildlife species: 4

— Source: U.S. Navy