[CPEO-IRF] "Towns can rebound after base closings"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Towns can rebound after base closings

By Michael Hooper
Topeka Capital-Journal (KS)
May 4, 2005

The closure of a military base has a devastating effect on a community, 
taking away jobs, payroll and commerce.

However, some bases, including Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, have 
successfully redeveloped.

By May 16, the Pentagon is expected to release a list of military 
installations recommended for the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure 
process. Kansas' four military bases -- Forbes Field, McConnell Air 
Force Base, Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth -- are among those being 
considered for closure or consolidation.

...

For the entire article, see
http://cjonline.com/stories/050405/loc_brac.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org


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