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The Travis Air Force Base (AFB) Sustainability Study (TSS) is a
collaborative planning effort between the communities around
Travis AFB, Solano County and the cities of Fairfield, Suisun City,
Vacaville, and Vallejo.
consider forming a TSS Coordination Committee responsible for
overseeing the implementation progress in the months and years
after the TSS is completed. The recommended strategies are outlined
in greater detail in Chapter 6, Implementation Plan.
The TSS advocates a proactive approach to foster ongoing
communication about planning and decisions relating to land use
regulation, conservation, and natural resource management issues
affecting local communities and Travis AFB. The intent of the process
is to build upon the already effective working relationship between
Travis AFB and nearby communities to foster future teamwork to
prevent and / or reduce encroachment issues associated with current
and future missions and local growth and to identify opportunities for
further Base / Community collaboration.
The term encroachment refers to conflicting uses of land, air, water,
and other resources that may individually or cumulatively impact the
military’s ability to carry out its missions. The compatibility factors
considered in this TSS are described in the Compatibility Assessment
(Chapter 5 of the TSS Report or Background Report). A set of
strategies to address compatibility was developed upon review of
these factors and identification of issues with the communities,
Travis AFB, TSS committees, and the public. The recommended
strategies are based on a “toolbox of methods” used to enhance
compatibility and address the use of policy, planning, zoning,
coordination and communication, and outreach methods to reduce
and prevent encroachment. One of the key recommendations is to
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Aircraft from the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB taking part in the Freedom
Launch, September 11, 2013
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