[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Ft. Monroe (VA) property transfer

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
The Fort Monroe Authority
August 3, 2011

"Unprecedented" BRAC Property Turnover at Fort Monroe

The Fort Monroe Authority Has Taken Over the Management  
Responsibility of Nearly 200 Residential Properties, Along With a  
Limited Number of Commercial and Recreational Buildings, Ahead of the  
US Army's Departure on September 15


HAMPTON, VA--(Marketwire - Aug 3, 2011) - The Fort Monroe Authority  
(FMA) today announced that it has signed a lease agreement with the  
US Army that will complete the turnover of nearly 200 Army family  
housing units, as well as several commercial and recreational  
buildings, to the FMA effective August 1st. This milestone agreement,  
accomplished six weeks ahead of the Army's departure from Fort Monroe  
on September 15, 2011, represents a key component of the FMA's plan  
to provide a smooth transition for Fort Monroe from Army ownership  
and management to public use.

According to a spokesman with the US Army, this transfer is  
unprecedented among BRAC closures, both for the volume of property  
leased and because it occurred seamlessly, reducing the number of  
buildings scheduled to be mothballed by the US Army beginning  
September 15th.

To date, the successful transfer of residential units from the US  
Army to the FMA has allowed many military families the opportunity to  
stay in their homes and make the commute to Fort Eustis and other  
military installations in the Hampton Roads area without relocating.


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For the entire release, see
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/unprecedented-brac-property- 
turnover-at-fort-monroe-1545634.htm

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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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