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| Date | Public Resolutions and related actions against Helipads in TAKAE | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jan. 25 | Resolution of general meeting of Takae District against “the invitation of a heliport into Higashi Village.” (*1) |
| 1998 | Dec. 25 | Takae District protests against the Higashi Village mayer’s decision to approve the helipad construction without the consent of residents. |
| 1999 | Oct. 26 | Resolution of the extraordinary general meeting of Takae District against helipad construction. (*2) |
| 2006 | Feb. 23 | Second resolution of general meeting of Takae District against helipad construction. (*3) |
| Mar. 23 | Higashi Village Assembly’s resolution to demand the change of the construction sites to locate from residential area, prefectural road no.70, and surface area of dams. | |
| Jul. 31 | Takae District mayer and representatives request Okinawa Prefecture and Naha Defence Facilities Administration Bureau (former name, existing Okinawa Defence Bureau) to reconsider the helipad construction plan. | |
| 2007 | Jan. 22 | Takae District mayer and representatives request Okinawa Prefectural Governor to conduct an on-site investigation and hold a discussion with residents before proceeding the non-legal emvironmental assessment of DFAB. |
| 2010 | Jun. 10 | Ogimi Village Assembly pass the resolution against the helipad construction on Takae district and demanding the unconditional return of the Northern Training Area. |
| 2014 | Mar. 19 | Ogimi Village Assembly's resolution against the helipad construction and demanding the unconditional return of the NTA (2nd time). |
| 2015 | Feb. 23 | Higashi Village Assembly pass the resolution to prohibit use of the newly constructed helipads. (*4) |
| Jun. 29 | Higashi Village Assembly pass the statement of opinion against the flying of MV22 Ospreys and its removal. | |
| 2016 | Jul. 21 | Okinawa Prefectural Assembly pass the statement of opinion to protest the Japanese government’s forcible construction of helipads in Takae, and to demand the immediate halt of the construction with the majority of assembly members. (*5) |
| note: Takae is one of the residential districts in Higashi Village. There are three Villages, Kunigami, Oogimi, and Higashi, located in north of Nago City. The Northern Training Area of the U.S. Marine Corps is acrossed between Kunigami and Higashi Villages. For more details and a map, see http://www.projectdisagree.org/2016/07/what-us-citizens-can-do-for-takae.html | ||
| (*1) "Heliport"=Futenma Replacement Facility. Takae was once targeted as a relocation place for the Futenma Air Station. | ||
| (*2) Four points resolution included: 1) We do not agree with the relocation of the helipads in exchange of water supply service. It is not a condition but a responsibility of the administration, 2) We claim for an agreement of the no-fly zone of training aircrafts above the residential area, 3) Nearby villages agreed with the plan should take its own responsibility to handle the problems such as noise damages and do not lead those damages into Takae district, 4) We protest against the Higashi Village mayer who agreed with the plan on condition of the promotion measures. | ||
| (*3) The second resolution was decided after the announcement of Japan-US Joint Committee which revealed the actual helipad construction sites as well as a supplemental construction of a walking training path in the G area on Feb. 9, 2006. | ||
| (*4) This indicates two completed helipads of N4 which was offered to US Marines beforehand. | ||
| (*5) 26 members (three factions of the ruling parties) voted for, 15 members (Okinawa LDP) opposed, and 6 members (the Komei Party and Osaka-Ishin as neutral) walked out. | ||