Iqembu Limangalela Ngokuqeqeshelwa Kwamasosha Amanzi Ezipaki Zombuso

By UJessie Stensland, I-Whidbey News-Times, Mashi 10, i-2021

Iqembu lezemvelo laseNingizimu Whidbey libekela inselele isinqumo sekhomishana yombuso sokuvumela amabutho akhethekile eNavy ukuthi enze ukuqeqeshwa okuyimfihlo emapaki ombuso, okungenzeka kuhlanganise amahlanu e-Whidbey Island.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaqembu amabili e-Whidbey aphakathi kwalawo ajoyine umfelandawonye ophikisana nalokhu "ukuqeqeshwa kwempi" emapaki kahulumeni futhi acela uSuku Lokusebenza Lwezwe lonke ngoMashi 13.

I-Whidbey Environmental Action Network, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-WEAN, yafaka isicelo sokubuyekezwa kwenkantolo ngokumelene ne-Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission eNkantolo Ephakeme Yase-Thurston County ngoMashi 8. Isicelo siveza izizathu ezimbalwa zokubuyekezwa, okuhlanganisa nokuthi ukuqeqeshwa kwezempi akuyona enye yezinto ezisetshenziswayo. kuvunyelwe emapaki ngaphansi komthetho wezwe.

"Naphezu kokuphikiswa okukhulu komphakathi, ikhomishana igunyaze lokhu kusetshenziswa okungahambisani neze," kusho uSteve Erickson, umxhumanisi wecala le-WEAN. “Ukuvumela ukuqeqeshwa kwezempi emapaki kahulumeni kuyinqubomgomo embi. Akukho emthethweni futhi.”

Ngomhla zingama-28 kuJan., iKhomishini Yezamapaki Nezokungcebeleka kahulumeni ivotele i-4-3 ukuze ivumele ukukhishwa kwezimvume ku-Navy ngenjongo yokuqhuba ukuqeqeshwa kwemisebenzi ekhethekile emapaki asogwini.

Okhulumela iState Parks uthe ngoMsombuluko azikho izimvume esezikhishiwe kuze kube manje.

UJoe Overton, iphini lesikhulu esibhekele izindaba zomphakathi eNavy Region Northwest, uthe uMbutho Wamasosha Amanzi awuxoxi ngecala elilindile, kodwa waphawula ngokubaluleka kokuqeqeshwa.

"I-Puget Sound, i-Hood Canal kanye nogu oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga yeWashington inikeza izimo ezisogwini eziyingqayizivele nezihlukahlukene ezidala amathuba okuqeqeshwa okukhethekile okungokoqobo futhi okuyinselele endaweni ephephile, evikelekile, namanzi abandayo," ebhala nge-imeyili.

"Le ndawo ihlinzeka ngokushintsha kwamagagasi okwedlulele, imisinga ehlukahlukene, ukubonakala okuphansi, indawo engaphansi kwamanzi eyinkimbinkimbi kanye nezwe eliqinile labaqeqeshwayo be-Naval Special Operations (NSO), indawo yokuqeqeshwa ethuthukisiwe ebenza bakwazi ukulungela umsebenzi womhlaba wonke."

Isiphakamiso seminyaka emihlanu seNavy esokwenza ukuqeqeshwa emapaki ombuso angama-28, yize imikhawulo kulesi siphakamiso ingase yehlise isibalo samapaki kahulumeni angasetshenziswa afinyelele ku-16 noma 17 kuphela.

Lolo hlu luhlanganisa i-Deception Pass State Park, i-Joseph Whidbey State Park, i-Fort Ebey State Park, i-Fort Casey State Park kanye ne-South Whidbey State Park.

Icala lika-WEAN lithi ukuqeqeshwa okuhlongozwayo emapaki angaphansi kukahulumeni akuhambisani nemithetho enikezela amapaki emphakathini ngezinjongo zokungcebeleka, ezemvelo nezobuhle.

"Le misebenzi yomshoshaphansi inethuba elikhulu lokuphazamisa izinjongo zamapaki omphakathi kanye namathuba okungcebeleka eziqiwini zikahulumeni ngokuya ngesinqumo seKhomishana," kusho incwadi yezikhalazo.

Ukwengeza, i-WEAN ithi ikhomishana yephule Umthetho Wenqubomgomo Yezemvelo Yezwe ngokwamukela isinqumo sokugcina esincishisiwe sokungabaluleki esiphakamisweni soMkhosi Wamanzi.

Isikhalazo sithi ikhomishana yehlulekile ukubheka ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa kuzobathinta kanjani abasebenzisi bepaki, okungenzeka "besaba ukuhlangana namasosha, izikhali ezilingisa kanye nemishini yezempi ezindaweni zamapaki kahulumeni, noma abangafisi ukubhekwa ngokuyimfihlo. , noma ukubhekana namasosha.”

I-WEAN imelwe nguBryan Telegin noZachary Griefen beBricklin & Newman, LLP, baseSeattle.

Esitatimendeni, i-Navy League yase-Oak Harbour iveze ukuthi ama-ops akhethekile aseziqeqeshe ngokucashile emapaki amashumi eminyaka ngaphandle kwezikhalazo noma izigameko.

I-League iphinde yaveza ukuthi i-Navy ihambisane nayo yonke imithetho nokuthi nakuba "ukuqeqeshwa kuhlanganisa indawo enkulu, amaphesenti amakhulu okuphikisa agxile e-Whidbey kuphela."

"I-Navy Special Forces ibeka engcupheni enkulu egameni lesizwe sethu nezakhamizi zayo," kusho iNhlangano.

“Kufanele basisekele ngokuqinile. Futhi, kufanele bakwazi ukufinyelela ezindaweni ezihlukene nezidinga ukuqeqeshwa ukuze banciphise lezo zingozi.”

Ama-Navy SEALs ngaphambilini abenemvume yokusebenzisa amapaki amahlanu kuphela. Ngaphansi kwemithetho eyamukelwe ikhomishana, umphakathi awukwazi ukuvalelwa ngaphandle kunoma yiziphi izindawo zamapaki. Ukuqeqeshwa okuhlongozwayo kuhlanganisa ukufaka, ukumba, ukutshuza, ukubhukuda nokuqwala amatshe.

Umfelandawonye obizwa ngokuthi “Not in Our Parks” wakhiwe ngabantu namaqembu, okuhlanganisa i-WEAN, isikole i-Calyx, i-Environmentalists Against War, Friends of Miller Peninsula State Park, Olympic Environmental Council, Spokane Veterans for Peace and World Beyond War.

Umfelandawonye wethule iwebhusayithi yawo, notinourparks.org, kuleli viki. Isizindalwazi siqukethe ulwazi nezinsiza zoSuku Lokusebenza, imfundo ngomlando nobungozi bokuba khona kokuqeqeshwa kwezempi e-Washington State Parks, nezindlela abantu abangazwakala ngazo ngalolu daba.

Ngokwesitatimende saleli qembu, i-Day of Action izohlanganisa izinto ezithinta imindeni neziqhelelene nenhlalo emapaki, okuhlanganisa nokubeka etafuleni i-tailgate, picketing, ukuqoqa amasignesha kanye nokusatshalaliswa kwamapheshana.

“Simema wonke umuntu ukuba ‘amukele’ ipaki eliseduze futhi ahlanganyele nathi osukwini Lwesenzo,” kusho u-Allison Warner, umdidiyeli wemicimbi we-Not in Our Parks.

“Kuzoba nezinyathelo ezilula zokusiza ukufundisa abanye abawazisayo amapaki ethu ngenjongo yokuzijabulisa nokwazisa imvelo.”