[CPEO-IRF] Kansas Lt. Governor tours KAAP

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Parkinson tours KAAP

By Jon Ruhlen
Parsons Sun (KS)
February 13, 2007

Kansas Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson said although the closing of the Kansas 
Army Ammunition Plant brings uncertainty and change, citizens of Parsons 
have shown they can overcome adversity.

"Seven years ago when the F-3 tornado came through Parsons and wrecked 
the downtown area, there sure were a lot of folks in desperation," 
Parkinson said. "But the community came together and worked with the 
state and federal government and made it a better place. We need to do 
the same thing with the ammo plant."

Parkinson, who replaces John Moore - the lieutenant governor during Gov. 
Kathleen Sebelius' first term - and a staffer were in Parsons today to 
tour the plant and visit local officials about the transition of the 
facility from the Army to local control.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.parsonssun.com/news/articles/kaap021207.shtml

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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
http://www.cpeo.org

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