Either the search function is not behaving, or no one's posted about this yet. The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting on their website that Blackwater has pulled their application to build a training camp outside of Potrero, near San Diego.
Blackwater Worldwide officials have announced they are pulling their application to build a training center on an 842-acre site in the East County community of Potrero.
The North Carolina-based company dropped off a letter to the county planning department today notifying officials of their decision not to pursue plans for the project on a former chicken and cattle ranch.
"Although our project would have brought a great benefit to San Diego County, – providing local, state, and federal law enforcement with access to low-cost superior training facilities while bringing much-needed jobs to the area – the proposed site does not meet our business objectives at this time," states the letter from Blackwater vice president Brian Bonfiglio.
Bonfiglio said noise tests the company conducted at the site did not meet county standards, and the cost of reducing the noise was too expensive. He said Blackwater had spent well over $1 million in its effort to get government approval for the site.
There's not a whole lot more I can add to this other than stating the obvious, that people who live in Potrero for the wilderness, rural atmosphere, and cleaner air are probably very happy.