[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Monmouth Plan B

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

'Plan B' for post-BRAC fort property unveiled

Redevelopment uses could mix residential, industrial, commercial

BY SUE MORGAN
Atlanticville (NJ)
September 1, 2005

Weary from battle, yet resolved not to be defeated, the mayors of Fort 
Monmouth's three host communities have rolled out a scheme designed to 
show that there will be life after the local U.S. Army base closes.

Though still visibly shaken by the 7-1 decision rendered less than 12 
hours earlier on Aug. 24 by the federal Base Realignment and Closure 
(BRAC) commission to accept the Pentagon's recommendation to close the 
88-year-old installation, the mayors of Eatontown, Oceanport and Tinton 
Falls joined together that night to unveil Plan B, a proposal designed 
to breathe new life into the more than 1,100 acres of land that is 
expected to be vacated by the military by 2011.

...

While expressing disappointment over the BRAC decision that has 
essentially thwarted what Tarantolo called "Plan A," specifically the 
salvation of Fort Monmouth from the Pentagon's ax, the Eatontown mayor 
introduced Plan B, the contingency.

...

For the entire article, see
http://atlanticville.gmnews.com/news/2005/0901/Front_Page/001.html



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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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