[CPEO-IRF] Growth in northern Alabama

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Now comes hard part: gearing up for growth
Roads, schools top list of BRAC issues; looking for lessons

By SHELBY G. SPIRES
Huntsville Times  (AL)
May 7, 2006

Now that Redstone Arsenal and North Alabama are clear winners in the 
battle over military work doled out in the 2005 BRAC round, the real 
work begins, local officials say.

The new challenge is paying for schools, roads and new construction to 
provide a place for the thousands of defense workers scheduled to move 
to North Alabama before 2011, local leaders say.

The Base Realignment and Closure Commission decisions made last year led 
to Pentagon plans that will move three Army headquarters, a majority of 
America's missile defense work, a recruiting brigade and major 
helicopter work to Redstone. These moves will result in an estimated 
4,700 new jobs on the arsenal and perhaps 5,000 more contractors who may 
follow the commands.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/114699377533250.xml&coll=1

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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