[CPEO-IRF] Maine officials voice concern about DoD transfer strategy

[lsiegel@cpeo.org]

Officials voice concern about DoD plan 

Elizabeth Dorsey
Brunswick Times-Record (ME)
October 7, 2005

BRUNSWICK - The current round of base closures has barely begun, but
already Department of Defense officials have made clear the process will
be unlike any used during the four previous base closure rounds,
especially regarding the Pentagon's intent to seek fair market value for
former base properties.

In response to these changes, Brunswick and Topsham town officials this
week sent separate letters to Philip Grone, the deputy undersecretary of
defense for installations and environment, stating their concerns about
that new approach.

In previous rounds, the Pentagon allowed communities to take over closed
military installations at no cost or at a cost below market value.
According to local officials, this allowed the communities to fund
infrastructure replacement and spur development.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/718438D1D84B19BB05257093006EE405?Opendocument

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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
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