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Flights could be made from spaceport by 2011
Las Cruces Sun-News
Sierra County Commissioner Walter Armijo, a spaceport backer, said the SpaceShipTwo unveiling was a sign of progress in a project he believes will create new jobs. “Virgin Galactic — they’re coming through with their part of the deal,” he said.
Opponents of the spaceport project have said it’s too much of a risky investment and that taxpayer money would have been better spent fixing existing problems in the state.
Dona Ana County Commissioner Oscar Vásquez-Butler was among those opposed to a county sales tax to fund the project. Voters approved the tax in 2007 by a narrow margin. Vásquez-Butler acknowledged that Virgin Galactic’s launch system is becoming reality, but said he remains skeptical.
“When the voters pass a referendum, I have to go with what the voters say, but whether I still have reservations about the benefit to Do-a Ana County,” he said. If “we’ve realized the benefit yet, I haven’t seen it.”
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