[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Georgia "aims to invest in Fort McPherson's future"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State aims to invest in Fort McPherson's future

Atlanta also interested in property

By By Laura Diamond
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
February 9, 2012

Gov. Nathan Deal wants to spend about $28 million to help bring new  
life to Fort McPherson, but there are few details on how the money  
will be used and what future investments the state will make.

The recently vacated, 488-acre Army post is about four miles south of  
downtown Atlanta and has been hailed as a strong candidate for  
redevelopment, although few concrete plans have been advanced so far.  
While some say the state will be making a smart investment if Deal's  
2013 fiscal year budget is approved, others question why taxpayer  
money is being spent on property that should be left to private  
developers.

The complex's future has been an open question since it was included  
in a 2005 Pentagon base closure plan. Ultimately, it will become a  
mixed-use property with residential areas, private businesses, and  
some government buildings and programs, said Rogers Wade, a member of  
the board overseeing the post’s transition.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/state-aims-to- 
invest-1339780.html

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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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