The base is a possible candidate for closure in the next round of the BRAC 2015 as development continues to encroach on the flight path. Already, there's the Keys Gate Charter High School built on the path against objections of the Air Force Commanders who provided an Air Installation Compatible Use Zone study (AICUZ). With the building boom in Homestead returning to full steam, the area around the base will grown with more residential neighborhoods ensuring an eminent closure. To top it off the city is vying to annex land east of the city for none other than to expand the tax base and build some more. Regardless, of the city priorities one thing is for sure a BRAC in 2015 is going to happen and whether Homestead ARB makes it to the list is not a matter of if but when. No reason the fret though, the land most definitely will be turned over to the county. Will they turn it into Homestead Movie Studios or will it be another attempt at a commercial cargo relief airport for Miami International Airport (MIA) similar to the Homestead Air Base Developers Inc (HABDI) tried to get back in 2001. Who knows, guess we'll find out soon enough.
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