[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Monmouth relocation proposal

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Pallone, Holt: Pentagon should pay for workers’ move
Area congressmen ask for disclosure of closing and relocation timelines

Red Bank Hub
January 12, 2006

Two area lawmakers are lobbying the Defense Department to pick up the 
tab to move Fort Monmouth employees who accept government jobs elsewhere 
in the nation.

U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone (D-6) and Rush Holt (D-12) have delivered a 
formal request to U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, asking that 
the Pentagon pay for permanent change of station (PCS) costs for Fort 
Monmouth workers who find jobs at other federal agencies.

The Aug. 24 decision by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 
Commission to approve the Pentagon’s recommendation to shutter the 
88-year-old U.S. Army base, located in Eatontown, Tinton Falls and 
Oceanport, has resulted in a “difficult time” for the fort’s civilian 
work force and their families, Pallone and Holt wrote to Rumsfeld. 
http://hub.gmnews.com/news/2006/0112/Front_Page/014.html

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Lenny Siegel
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