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Article: EDITORIAL: Fort Monroe: A solution is at hand, but not to the big problem.(Editorial)
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- Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
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- February 16, 2007
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Feb. 16--Within the next two weeks, if the two houses can agree, the General Assembly will change the way decisions will be made about Fort Monroe. It may choose one of two paths before it: one proposed by Sen. Marty Williams, at the behest of Gov. Tim Kaine, and one by Del. Tom Gear. Both legislators represent the area in which Fort Monroe is located. Their approaches have this in common: They change the composition of the body that will officially take the lead in planning for Monroe's civilian afterlife. By expanding the Federal Area Development Authority created by Hampton (in Williams' bill) or creating a new, bigger Fort Monroe Reuse Authority (Gear's bill), ...