[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Belvoir (VA) infrastructure

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Area loses out on Army funding for base realignment projects

William C. Flook
The Examiner (DC)
August 14, 2007

Fairfax County -

The Army has decided not to pay for a series of road and environmental 
projects that could have cushioned the blow of moving 19,000 new workers 
to Fort Belvoir, according to documents.

The military deemed the 25 proposals "not practicable because of high 
cost and a lack of funding." About half were road or transit projects, 
which Virginia officials hoped would accompany the shift of thousands of 
workers under the latest round of Base Realignment and Closure decisions.

The proposals were turned down in a "record of decision" made public 
Friday, which details how the Army plans to redevelop Belvoir. The 
document’s release also allows construction to begin.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.examiner.com/a-879827~Area_loses_out_on_Army_funding_for_base_realignment_projects.html

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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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