[CPEO-IRF] Northern Virginia BRAC transition center

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Easing The Transition
A resource center opens to assist those affected by military base closures.

By David Schultz
Arlington Connection (VA)
November 19, 2007

When Congress announced in 2005 that, as part of its BRAC Commission 
responsible for military base realignment, nearly 23,000 jobs would be 
leaving the area, many feared the worse for Arlington and Alexandria.

But instead of fret, the leaders of state and local governments are 
trying to do something about it. Last week, they gathered in Arlington 
to mark the opening of the BRAC Transition Center.

Located in Crystal City, one of the most heavily BRAC-affected areas in 
the county, the BRAC Transition Center is an attempt to lessen the pain 
from the upcoming transition, which is set to be completed by 2011.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=90692&paper=60&cat=104


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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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