From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | 20 Oct 2005 12:37:34 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-irf |
Subject: | [CPEO-IRF] San Antonio (TX) partnerships |
S.A. showing the way on remaking bases
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 -- 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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