[CPEO-MEF] States work with communities to spare bases

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

States work with communities to spare bases

LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press (Miami Herald)
March 1, 2005

WASHINGTON - Hit hardest by military base closings in the past,
California enlisted some heavyweights to help the state avoid taking a
beating in the latest round.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who knows something about playing tough, has
brought in several well-connected consultants to lobby on behalf of his
state's military installations and work with communities to improve the
chances that these major contributors to their local economies will be spared.

In four base-closing rounds between 1988 and 1995, California lost the
most, 24. With 62 installations remaining, it has the most to lose this year.

Schwarzenegger has hired the firm of Clark & Weinstock, which employs
former Democratic Rep. Vic Fazio of California and David J. Berteau, a
former assistant defense secretary whose duties included closing bases.
Leon Panetta, who served as White House chief of staff in the Clinton
administration, is volunteering for the team.

Other states are taking the same approach as Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld prepares to recommend which installations to shut down and
which missions to relocate as part of military cost-cutting and
realignment. The list is due to a nine-member independent commission by
May 16.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/11018857.htm

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