[CPEO-IRF] San Antonio (TX) partnerships

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

S.A. showing the way on remaking bases


L.A. Lorek
San Antonio Express-News
October 20, 2005

San Antonio's military bases have created innovative joint ventures to 
privatize land and buildings, saving the government money and earning a 
profit for the partners.

There's more to come.

To help spur further development, the city formed the Defense 
Transformation Institute about a year ago as a nonprofit organization 
focused on creating public and private partnerships, said Ed Davis, 
interim assistant director.

"From a city standpoint, our interest is in economic development," Davis 
said.

Under the latest recommendations from the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission, commonly called BRAC, San Antonio is set to gain 
3,600 military jobs and several projects that it hopes get either 
federal funding or private partnerships to develop, Davis said.

The Defense Transformation Institute held a workshop with about 40 
leaders from the military, government agencies and private businesses 
Tuesday and Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk to discuss how to 
leverage military assets through community and private partnerships.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA102005.01E.Military.173c3e46.html

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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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