[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Lee (VA) expansoin

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Hopewell discusses BRAC boom

BY LINDSAY SIMPSON
Petersburg Progress Index (VA)
November 1, 2007

HOPEWELL - The ongoing Base Realignment and Closure actions have 
guaranteed an impact on the six local jurisdictions surrounding Fort 
Lee, and many of them stepped up to the plate with the hopes of 
attaining some of the positives brought on by the changes.

On Monday, Hopewell took its first step in that direction by having the 
first meeting of the Joint School and City BRAC Task Force.

"It is going to be a vital committee," said school Superintendent Dr. 
Winston Odom. "We have all the brain trust of the city in this room."

More than 25 individuals were in the room for the first meeting, 
including council members and school representatives as well as police 
and fire representatives.

"What we cannot do is nothing," Odom said.

The initial meeting was geared towards informing the attendees of what 
BRAC is, what is going on inside and outside the gates as well as how it 
might affect the local community.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18977065&BRD=2271&PAG=461&dept_id=462946&rfi=6

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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