[CPEO-IRF] Commissioners question cost estimates

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

BRAC panel questions DoD's cleanup estimates

By Gordon Trowbridge
Navy Times
August 12, 2005

Members of the independent base-closing commission expressed deep 
skepticism Thursday about the Pentagon's estimate of the environmental 
costs of closing more military installations, and indicated those doubts 
may affect their final decisions on the fate of bases across the country.

"I just think your estimates are … really low. I think it's going to 
cost 10 times what the department is estimating," Commissioner James 
Bilbray said as the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission 
questioned Pentagon officials responsible for cleanup and economic 
assistance at bases scheduled for closing.

The panel's skepticism raised the possibility it would reject some of 
the Pentagon's proposals if it believes cleanup costs outweigh the savings.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1027543.php


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Lenny Siegel
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