[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Monroe (VA) reuse planning

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Future of fort remains on hold
Some Richmond lawmakers wonder why they should let Hampton lead plans to 
redevelop Fort Monroe.

BY KIMBALL PAYNE
Newport News Daily Press (VA)
March 11 2006

HAMPTON -- Fort Monroe will have to wait until next year.

Major questions still loom over the beachfront Army post that is slated 
for closure, and much of the state debate over the future is leaving 
town as lawmakers pack up this weekend in Richmond.

...

The Army isn't expected to leave until 2011, but residents, lawmakers 
and developers have been talking about how to reshape the fort since it 
was officially tabbed for closure last fall.

Plotting the future is uniquely difficult at Monroe because the post is 
littered with unexploded ordnance and historic buildings, has decaying 
flood protections and is entangled in shadowy deeds that make it unclear 
who is going to be in charge of the next step.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-85203sy0mar11,0,4594208.story?coll=dp-news-local-final

--
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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