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Traverse City Coast Guard helicopters on chopping block
Posted: 03.01.2012 at 6:43 PM
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President Obama's budget plan reduces number of choppers in Traverse City

President Barack Obama's 2013 budget proposal eliminates the air facility in Muskegon and reduces Air Station Traverse City's helicopter fleet by two.

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President Obama's latest budget proposal suggests some major cuts to the U.S. Coast Guard. The plan would close the Muskegon Coast Guard Station and leave Air Station Traverse City with two less helicopters while covering a larger area along Lake Michigan. Do you think saving money by cutting the budget for the U.S.C.G. is a good idea?

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