[CPEO-MEF] REALIGNMENT: Federal City, New Orleans, LA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sealing the federal city deal

EDITORIAL
New Orleans Times-Picayune (LA)
October 5, 2008

Three years ago, state and local officials averted the devastating loss 
of a military base in Algiers with a creative solution: a federal city 
that would house military offices scattered around the metro area and 
provide room for additional agencies -- at no cost to the Department of 
Defense.

Persuading the federal government to go along with the plan was the 
first hurdle. But last week, the federal city cleared its final hurdle 
when the Navy signed a 75-year lease with the Algiers Development 
District and officials held a groundbreaking ceremony.



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For the entire editorial, see
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/editorials/index.ssf?/base//news-5/1223185946263650.xml&coll=1

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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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