Meetings to discuss using the site to house asylum seekers are being held in Lincolnshire.
Sarah Carter said residents were told the site would house 2,000 men before the end of the yearA former RAF base which is set to house asylum seekers will be "at full capacity" by Christmas, people living nearby say they have been told.
The Home Office said it understood residents' concerns and would work to "manage the impact" of using the site. "They are actually planning to be at full capacity by Christmas, we were expecting it to be a little more staggered," she said. The Home Office said the use of "surplus military sites provides cheaper and more orderly, suitable accommodation for those arriving in small boats whilst helping to reduce the use of hotels".
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