[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: "Group lauds Fort Chaffee [AR} development effort"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Group lauds Fort Chaffee development effort

By Frank Lockwood
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
June 23, 2016

WASHINGTON -- Nearly two decades after the federal government closed Fort Chaffee, efforts to develop the former base are attracting national recognition.

Association of Defense Communities officials gave the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority its base redevelopment excellence award Tuesday, citing effort to develop 7,000 acres near Fort Smith.

The Washington-based organization, which helps communities across the country to find "new ways to leverage military assets," heaped praise on the authority and its executive director, Ivy Owen.

"The story of Chaffee Crossing is what we want for every community facing base closure," association board member Celeste Werner told the crowd.

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For the entire article see
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/jun/23/group-lauds-fort-chaffee-development-ef/?news-arkansas-nwa



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