[CPEO-IRF] "Citizens should monitor Fort Monroe planning"

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Other Voices: Citizens should monitor Fort Monroe planning process

BY TOM GEAR
Daily Press (VA)
June 16 2007

The Army doesn't leave Fort Monroe until 2011, but anyone who wants the 
best for that national treasure should pay close attention right now.

In March, a new state law placed me onto a brand-new, 18-person Fort 
Monroe planning panel. At the first meeting, it turned out that a lot 
had already been decided behind the scenes.

Gov. Tim Kaine's administration and Hampton's City Council have the 
actual control. The meeting organizers demanded on-the-spot approval of 
a lengthy governing document - spelling out the agreement between the 
state, the city and the planning group - that they hadn't distributed 
beforehand.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-60105sy0jun16,0,4758749.story?coll=dp-opinion-editorials

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 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


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