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Friday, March 14, 2008

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Security-training camp won't be built in Potrero in Southeast San Diego County Mountains

By Anne Krueger

UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

March 8, 2008

Blackwater Worldwide dropped its plans yesterday to build a military and law enforcement training camp in East County, ending a storm of controversy over the security contractor's presence in the county.

Brian Bonfiglio, a Blackwater vice president, said the decision came down to noise – gunfire tests at the 824-acre site in Potrero exceeded county standards – and not fiery opposition from residents, environmentalists and those politically opposed to Blackwater's role as a contractor guarding officials in Iraq.

“Blackwater has maintained its position from the very beginning that if we could not meet or exceed (California) and San Diego County guidelines that we would not proceed, and we are keeping to that commitment,” Bonfiglio said in a statement.

For the rest of this story, go to http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080308-9999-1n8black.html

Online: To read Blackwater's letter to the county withdrawing its application, go to

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/images/080307blackwater.pdf

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