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Article: Kaine keeps word on Fort Monroe Kaine keeps word on Fort Monroe.(Local)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 25, 2008
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FORT MONROE'S rich history and abundant recreational assets aren't likely to be obliterated or overshadowed by commercial and residential development under a reuse plan signed last week by Gov. Tim Kaine. But the land, which the U.S. Army is scheduled to hand over to the state in three years, also is unlikely to reach its full economic and educational potential unless Kaine and other local, state and federal leaders get behind an effort to create Fort Monroe National Park.
The reuse plan, now headed to the Department of Defense for final approval, has many merits. It offers strong assurances that the property won't be chopped up by developers -- or, at least, ...