[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Editorial - Ft. Monroe (VA) national park

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

A national park for Fort Monroe

Editorial
Virginian-Pilot
June 8, 2008

FORT MONROE has outlived its usefulness as a military installation, 
according to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. But the 
570-acre fort, whose history stretches back to the early 1600s and 
includes epic events in the formation and growth of our nation, has a 
bright and prosperous future as one of Virginia's premiere tourism 
attractions, education centers and recreational parks - if local, state 
and federal leaders do not let the opportunity slip away.

In recent days, several key reports have been released that are likely 
to play critical roles in determining what will become of Fort Monroe 
when the U.S. Army departs in three years.

Among them is a preliminary reuse plan generated by the Fort Monroe 
Federal Area Development Authority, an 18-member group composed 
primarily of officials from the city of Hampton and state government.

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For the entire editorial, see
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/national-park-fort-monroe

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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>
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