[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Monroe viewpoint - the BRAC process

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

The realities of dealing with Fort Monroe

Opinion by Michael C. Bobrick
Hampton Roads Daily Press (VA)
December 9, 2006

In response to Scott Butler's letter "Group's plan for a Fort Monroe 
Park," Nov. 30. Can the community afford a feasibility study for Fort 
Monroe? Butler and the Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park continue 
to press for a federal feasibility study to examine whether a trust 
modeled after the Presidio of San Francisco would be a viable option for 
Fort Monroe, but there is no information provided as to how long it may 
take to accomplish such a study. Meanwhile, Butler inaccurately asserts 
that a feasibility study won't cost Hampton or the commonwealth of 
Virginia a cent. Apparently, Butler chooses to ignore the established 
process for the disposal of Base Realignment and Closure property.

The Department of Defense published an implementation regulation that 
establishes the ground rules for the property disposal process 
associated with the realignment and closure decisions that became law in 
November 2005.

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For the entire column, see
http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-96033sy0dec09,0,3841223.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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