From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:53:38 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] REALIGNMENT: Middletown (CT) training facility |
[This reminds me of the Army's position here at Moffett Field, where it
is building a similar training center. The Army took the position that
the force of law of the recommendations of the Base Realignment and
Closure Commission meant that there was only one development
alternative. We didn't challenge that position outright because we
aren't opposed to the facility. We just want better planning. - LS]
Middletown To Army Corps: Stop Pursuing Westfield Site By JOSH KOVNER Hartford Courant (CT) August 5, 2008 MIDDLETOWN -The common council Monday night passed a resolution urging the Army Corps of Engineers to stop pursuing a site in Westfield for a large National Guard regional training base. The overflow crowd of Westfield residents cheered the decision, though it's not binding on the Army Corps. Council members and Mayor Sebastian Giuliano want the Corps to reconsider other properties on the southeastern side of the city, along the Route 9 corridor. The action came on the same day that Gov. M. Jodi Rell urged the Corps to shrink the project and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal indicated possible court action if the Corps proceeds on the Westfield property at Middle Street and Boardman Lane. ... For the entire article, see http://www.courant.com/news/local/mr/middletown/hc-midcouncil0805.artaug05,0,2719481.story -- 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 _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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