[CPEO-MEF] "At The Monterey Presidio [CA], City And Army Partner To Reduce Costs"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

At The Monterey Presidio, City And Army Partner To Reduce Costs


by Krista Almanzan
National Public Radio
January 22, 2015

At a time when the Department of Defense budget is under pressure,  
some military bases are re-examining how they operate to find ways to  
save.

And increasingly, base officials are looking west to a model  
established at the Presidio of Monterey, an installation on  
California's Central Coast where the Army has a unique relationship  
with the city. Over time, millions of dollars have been saved.

The Presidio is home to the Defense Language Institute where the  
military teaches nearly two dozen languages including Pashto, Hebrew  
and Korean. This Army installation is so close to Monterey that  
houses and streets of the outside community dead end at the  
Presidio's gate.

"If you think about it, the Presidio sits inside the City of Monterey  
boundaries," says George Helms, the city's general services  
superintendent.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.npr.org/2015/01/22/374557702/at-the-monterey-presidio-city- 
and-army-partner-to-reduce-costs

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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
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