[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Belvoir (VA) panel plans for growth

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

A Vision for Fort Belvoir
Local leaders, planners weigh BRAC impact.

By Chuck Hagee
Springfield Connection (VA)
April 27, 2006


Fort Belvoir's impending explosive growth and the impact that will have 
on the surrounding community was outlined to local political leaders 
Thursday, April 20 during a briefing at the base headquarters by the 
Belvoir New Vision Planners.

A conglomerate of land use planners, architects, environmental and 
transportation specialists and development managers, the team was 
selected by the U.S. Army to create a comprehensive plan addressing the 
impact of the Base Realignment and Closure Report on Fort Belvoir and 
southeastern Fairfax County. They will work with the BRAC Board of 
Advisors established by Col. Brian Lauritzen, Garrison Commander, Fort 
Belvoir.

Included on that Board, in addition to a variety of military and 
civilian representatives, are Supervisors Gerald Hyland (D-Mount Vernon) 
and Dana Kauffman (D-Lee), respectively, along with Fairfax County Board 
of Supervisors Chairman Gerald Connolly (D-At-large). Each attended the 
April 20 initial briefing.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=65012&paper=72&cat=104

See also
http://www.belvoireagle.com/archives/2006/APR/27/advisory.shtml

--
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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