[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE, REUSE: Plattsburgh Air Force Base (NY)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

A Base for Success: Lessons from Plattsburgh

Seth Koenig
Brunswick Times Record (ME)
August 5, 2008

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Since the historic Battle of Plattsburgh during the 
War of 1812, Plattsburgh, N.Y., had been a city synonymous with the U.S. 
military. So when the federal government decided to close Plattsburgh 
Air Force Base in 1995, residents and local business leaders describe it 
more as a heart-wrenching cultural loss than an economic blow.

Although fewer than 20 of the original 165 former military parcels are 
left to be sold for civilian redevelopment, memories of the Air Force 
and a lingering sense of mourning over its departure remain.

So it's not surprising that Plattsburgh business leaders interviewed by 
The Times Record say Mid-coast Maine residents, who face the 2011 
closure of Brunswick Naval Air Station, would be wise to keep in mind 
that a sustained drop in a region's morale can have serious financial 
consequences for the region above and beyond the loss of military jobs 
due to a base closure.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/EAF43937015B2C338525749C00511FF4?Opendocument

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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