Federal Authorities Express ‘High Skepticism’ over a Firm’s Nearly $1 Billion Land Acquisition Near Travis Air Force Base...

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by Jim Hoft at The Gateway Pundit

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, a city councilmember for Rio Vista, a town encompassed by the acquired land.

“It feels nefarious to need all of the land to the point where you’re going to sue them to intimidate to sell to you – those aren’t farmers,” she continued, indicating that the company’s motives might extend beyond agricultural purposes.

“There seems like there’s something larger in the works,” said Donnelly.