European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Stars and stripes wednesday March 28 2007 Iwakuni mayor urged to allow aircraft move by Chiyomi Szumeda stars and stripes the Iwakuni City Council on Fri Day urged mayor Katsusuke Ihara to accept a plan to move us Carri erased aircraft to Marine corps air station Iwakuni from naval air facility Katsugi the councils Resolution is in support of an agreement signed by the us and Japan last May to re align us forces in Japan part of the plan Calls for relocating Atsu Gibase Carrier air whig 5 squad Rons to Mas Iwakuni by 2014 Ihara has been a staunch oppo nent of the plan in March 2006 he sponsored a citywide referendum in which the majority of voters rejected the Transfer of 48802 Vot ers 889 posed it the next month Ihara was reelected mayor reaffirming Public support of his position the City Council on Friday called for the mayor to be More realistic and enter into negotiations with Tokyo in order to get the Best Deal for noise abatement measures and subsidies Iwakuni is in a Geo politically important location and is Des tined to contribute to the National Security and stability of our asian neighbors said Hiroaki Maeno one of the five Council members who proposed the Reso Lution which passed by a vote of 22 to 11 Maeno said Igharas strategy of flatly refusing the plan brings no benefits to the people of Iwakuni it is the role of the mayor to sit at the negotiation table and con vey the voices of citizens he said the Central government announced earlier this year that municipalities that accept additional us military facilities operations and troops would receive subsidies commensurate with the size and magnitude of the Burden our City is in deep financial trouble Maeno said adding that Tokyo has promised 35 billion yen about million in subsidies in Exchange for accepting the realignment the subsidies Are crucial for our cites finances opponents of the plan say Fri Days Resolution will not make the mayor change his mind we understand that the Resolution was brought about because of the cites severe financial situation said Jungen Tamura a City coun cil member who added that Mak ing Iwakuni a Hub for us Mili tary aircraft was simply too much there Are currently 50 aircraft stationed at Iwakuni air station he said in addition refuelling air Craft from the Marine corps futenma air station would move to Iwakuni through realignment if Carrie based aircraft from Katsugi Are added everything would be concentrated on Iwakuni enough is enough is the voice of the residents he said however Ihara said that he would take the Resolution seriously said Tatsuya Matsubayashi chief of the cites military affairs office i will further deepen negotiations with the government and review the Issue from various an Gles Ihara said according to Matsubayashi while sharing information with citizens and City coun cil members i will seek a direction for a solution email Chiyomi Sumida at Tell Community 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