The panel did give a mixed review to the Navy's compliance with the 1983 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)--a broad commitment by the Navy to improve life on the island.
"We believe we've done a fair job [complying with the MOU], and there's a couple of areas that we could have done better," Jeffries said.
Tensions in Vieques were brought to a head last spring, when a Marine pilot misidentified a military observation post as his target and destroyed it with two 500-pound bombs.
A civilian security officer working in the post was killed.
Since the incident, the Navy has voluntarily put a moratorium on its activity in Vieques.
On May 4, over 100 squatters illegally set up camp on Vieques beaches in Navy-controlled territory to protest the Navy's presence.
"We want them to leave before someone gets hurt," Jeffries said of the squatters.
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