The Ministry of Defense plans to develop a new SDF garrison on the land west of the airport in order to deploy the Osprey at Saga Airport.
The results of a questionnaire conducted by the Ministry of Defense on landowners in and around the planned site were released, and 29% of the respondents said that they could sell the land, while they said they did not want to sell it. It turns out that the answer was 26%.
The Ministry of Defense plans to develop a new SDF garrison on 33 hectares of land on the west side of the airport in order to deploy the Osprey at Saga Airport. Owned by
On the 3rd, the "Osprey Review Committee" was held at the Prefectural Ariake Sea Fisheries Cooperative in Saga City, and the results of a questionnaire asked whether the Ministry of Defense intends to sell land to landowners and the approval or disapproval of the deployment plan. It was reported.
The committee was held privately, but according to the Kyushu Defense Bureau, 79% of the respondents answered the questionnaire, and 38% of the respondents asked about their understanding of the deployment plan. 27% said they didn't understand, and 34% said they couldn't say either.
When asked about land on the west side of the airport, 29% said they could sell it, while 26% said they didn't want to sell it.
In addition, 43% of the respondents said that they could sell it depending on the conditions, and the conditions included price, area, drainage measures, and so on.
The Fisheries Cooperative wants to use the results as a basis for deciding whether to review the memorandum of understanding of the pollution control agreement that "Saga Airport will not be shared with the Self-Defense Forces" that was exchanged with Saga Prefecture. It is a policy to open and proceed with discussions.
After the committee, Satoshi Nishikubo, the head of the Prefectural Ariake Sea Fisheries Cooperative, said, "I think the results will be a source of future deliberation. I want to go. "
Atsushi Endo, General Manager of the Planning Department of the Kyushu Defense Bureau, said, "We will continue to watch over the discussions at the fishery cooperative. We will sort out the conditions and respond to contribute to the discussions at the fishery cooperative."