Federal Authorities Express ‘High Skepticism’ Over a Firm’s Nearly $1 Billion Land Acquisition Near Travis Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base in Solano County, California (Source: Travis AFB)
Federal officials have voiced their “high skepticism” over a company that has made a nearly $1 billion purchase of land surrounding the Travis Air Force Base.
The company, Flannery Associates LLC, has acquired approximately 55,000 acres of dry farmland in Solano County, California, over the last five years, ABC7 News reported.
These land acquisitions, which have included parcels on three sides of the critical military base, began in 2018 and have amounted to around $800 million.
Local and federal authorities have expressed concern over the ongoing purchases, dubbing them from suspicious to intimidating.
“Their intention isn’t to grow olive trees,” said Sarah Donnelly,
