[CPEO-IRF] Vision for Fort Monroe (VA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

An overall vision for Fort Monroe must come first
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Opinion By Robert R. Harper Jr.
Newport News Daily Press (VA)
July 22, 2006

In recent weeks, there has been much discussion about the future 
management of Fort Monroe. Should the fort be managed by a public trust 
like the Presidio in California? Should a private trust like Colonial 
Williamsburg be put into place? What about the National Park Service? Is 
it financially capable of handling a project of this magnitude?

These are critical questions that must be explored, and they most 
certainly will be, as this complex planning process moves forward. To 
this end, the Hampton Federal Area Development Authority (FADA) has 
asked city staff to research the various ways historical preservation 
has been implemented during past base closings.

However, before decisions can be made regarding future reuse, the 
federal BRAC process requires impacted communities to first have a 
land-reuse plan. Such a vision serves as a vital foundation for the base 
closure process. It helps define a variety of opportunities and 
challenges that may be present. It also helps assure that there is 
public consensus about the direction the project is moving.

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For the entire column, see\
http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-79652sy0jul22,0,1276151.story?coll=dp-opinion-editorials
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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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