[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: "Government shutdown has been costly" at Fort Ord, CA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

FORA says government shutdown has been costly
Authority releases report

By PHILLIP MOLNAR
Monterey Herald (CA)
October 16, 2013


The agency in charge of much of the county's former Army base claims  
the government shutdown cost them "probably $100,000" and significant  
delays.

The Fort Ord Reuse Authority released a shutdown report to media  
Wednesday as reports of the government closure ending dominated the  
news.

Executive director Michael Houlemard said his office prepared the  
report for board members concerned about the federal stoppage and  
decided to share it with the public.

"We own our delays," Houlemard said Wednesday. "We're not here making  
excuses. We just think it is important for the public to understand  
there is a local impact."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.montereyherald.com/localnews/ci_24326042/fora-says- 
government-shutdown-has-been-costly

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Lenny Siegel
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