From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 7 Aug 2013 12:31:43 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Bristol (RI) Army Reserve Center has new role as recreation center |
After 7 years, former Army Reserve Center has new role as Bristol
recreation center
By DONITA NAYLOR Providence Journal August 7, 2013BRISTOL - A large symbolic key to the former U.S. Army Reserve Center in Colt State Park was handed over to the town Tuesday in a ceremony attended by most of the state’s congressional delegation, other dignitaries and about 250 day campers who next year could be using the facility as a recreation center. Parks and Recreation Director Walter Burke said the project was part of the "No Child Left Inside" program in Bristol. Actually, the transfer was part of the federal government's Base Realignment and Closure program. Army Reserve activities in Bristol were moved, along with those of bases in Providence and Warwick, to a new center at Naval Station Newport. ... For the entire article, seehttp://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20130807- after-7-years-former-army-reserve-center-has-new-role-as-bristol- recreation-center.ece You may need to copy and paste the link. -- 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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