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WHAT’S NEWS? (August-September, 2007) 

This page has news from August-September 2007 on the BRAC process affecting Montgomery County and the surrounding region. 

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• 9-30-07 Washington Post:  Shock and Trauma -- What I Faced After Iraq, by Kimberly Dozier, CBS News correspondent
•  9-30-07 Baltimore Sun:  Schools look to specialized future -- County to offer signature college and career programs for all 12 high schools
•  9-29-07 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times:  BRAC talks bring recruiters, educators together -- 35,000 high-tech jobs expected to flood region
•  9-29-07 Frederick News-Post:  Workforce development system praised -- Frederick County used as model for other Maryland programs
•  9-28-07 Baltimore Business Journal:  Some BRAC deals omit minority goals
• 9-27-07 Gazette.Net:  Move over Purple Line, the CCT is on its way -- Upcounty advocates launching campaign to increase the visibility of the Corridor Cities Transitway
• 9-27-07 Annapolis Capital: Eric Hartley (commentary): Let's keep BRAC in perspective
• 9-27-07 Baltimore Examiner:  Fort’s commander defends right to lease land to developers
• 9-27-07 Washington Post: Report Says Fixes Slow To Come at Walter Reed
• 9-26-07 Washington Examiner: Department of Defense begins building on Belvoir expansion  (note: this article references the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)September 2007:  Department of Defense Plan to Achieve the Vision of the DoD Task Force on Mental Health
•  9-25-07 Baltimore Sun: Editorial – Tracking the Future
•  9-25-07 Washington Post: Md. Officials Plan To Expand MARC As Region Grows -- N.Va. Service, Greater Capacity Sought
•  9-25-07 Washington Post:  O'Malley Roads Funding:  Plan Falls Short, Some Officials Say -- Governor Rejects Calls for Higher Gas Tax Than Proposed
•  9-24-07 Baltimore Sun:  MARC aims to triple service -- 28-year plan calls for more trains, track, 2008 weekend runs 9-23-07 Baltimore Sun:  State road funds wither -- Budget problems threaten plans for BRAC upgrades
•  9-22-07 Washington Post:  U.S. Agency Assails Ft. Meade Plan -- Impact Report Cites Concerns About Traffic and Environment
•  9-22-07 Washington Examiner: State gets grant to research BRAC infrastructure
•  9-22-07  Washington Examiner:  Study: Traffic costs motorists $426 million
•  9-21-07  WBAL-TV (Baltimore):  Group To Lobby For 10 Cent Gas Tax Increase
•  9-20-07 WRAMC Stripe:  Pentagon’s ‘top doc’ praises improvements at Walter Reed
•  9-20-07 Baltimore Sun:  Cut sprawl, help environment, report says -- Living in pedestrian-friendly area would cut emissions, according to report's author
•  9-20-07 Baltimore Sun:  Md. receives $4 million for base expansion -- Pentagon funding to go for road, transit and school upgrades 9-17-07 Corridor Inc.:  Q&A with Sen. Barbara A, Mikulski and Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
•  9-17-07 Corridor Inc.: BRAC Bulletin
•  9-17-07 Capital Gazette (Annapolis):  State seeks to boost transportation funds
•  9-17-07 Commercial Property News: New Equity Partner on Board for $60M Mixed-Use Project Near Baltimore
•  9-16-07 Baltimore Sun:  Housing plan boosted -- Lt. governor backs request to run water lines under parkway
• 9-15-07 Stars and Stripes:  Report says Army miscounts could slow stateside moves
•  9-15-07 Baltimore Sun: Pentagon takes on a tight timeline -- Auditors question ability to shift jobs by BRAC deadline9-14-07 Integration Week in Review, National Capital Area Military Health System, Week of 10 – 14 September 2007: Assistant Secretary of Defense established the Joint Task Force National Capital Region/Medical (JTF CapMed) (final item in news updates).
•  9-14-07 Baltimore Sun:  Worker shortage called Md., U.S. threat -- Report urges state to prepare students for high-tech jobs
• 9-14-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  GAO debunks BRAC logic -- Base-closing figures called way off-base
• 9-13-07 GAO Report GAO-07-1007:  Defense Infrastructure:  Challenges Increase Risks for Providing Timely Infrastructure Support for Army Installations Expecting Substantial Personnel Growth
• 9-13-07 GAO Report GAO-07-1040:  Military Base Realignments and Closures:  Plan Needed to Monitor Challenges for Completing More Than 100 Armed Forces Reserve Centers
•  9-13-07 Baltimore Sun: Crime issue raised at BRAC session -- Police funding discussed in Harford
• 9-13-07 Washington Examiner:  Senate OKs funds to address traffic woes created by base realignment
• 9-13-07 Northeast Reporter (Baltimore County):  Editorial: More BRAC Openings Looming for County
• 9-13-07 The Daily Record:  Md. likely to gain more money for military expansion, bridges
•  9-13-07 Washington Post:  For War's Wounded, Space to Heal -- At New Walter Reed Center, Amputees Try to Readjust to Life in or Out of Battle9-12-07 Hagerstown Herald-Mail:  BRAC might bring back some jobs lost when Ritchie closed
• 9-11-07 Baltimore Sun: Army urged to share cost of local BRAC upgrades
• 9-10-07 Federal Times:  Revitalizing excess property
• 9-9-07 Baltimore Sun: News Digest -- "BRAC: Transforming the Regional Workforce" Meeting to focus on impact of BRAC
• 9-9-07 Baltimore Sun: A workable approach to BRAC -- Agencies try to attract, retain employees with telecommute options
• 9-9-07 Baltimore Sun:  Study predicts where BRAC jobs are heading -- Harford expects competition from Baltimore County
• 9-9 07 Annapolis Capital: Eric Hartley column:  Fewer buses just when we need more
• 9-9 07 Annapolis Capital:  Workforce development needed to handle BRAC jobs
• 9-8-07 Maryland Gazette (Annapolis):  County seeking law to tax Meade project
• 9-7-07 Baltimore Sun: Senate OKs $963 million for Md. bases
• 9-7-07 Washington Examiner: Senate OKs nearly $300M for area military projects
• 9-7-07 Baltimore Sun:  BRAC requires marketing Md. -- Officials try to persuade defense workers reluctant to move here
• 9-7-07 Gazette.Net: Fighting for BRAC dollars -- Brown: Minority business issues still need attention
• 9-6-07 Gazette.Net:  With BRAC, Bowie woman plans for influx of people, business -- Task force director feels changes are needed in light of Base Realignment and Closure plan  
• 9-6-07 Gazette.Net: Sykesville, county eye BRAC potential -- Twele: Sykesville, Eldersburg could see greatest growth in county as a result of Base Realignment and Closure
• 9-6-07 North County News (Baltimore County):  County says it's prepared for influx of military jobs
• 9-6-07 WRAMC Stripe:  New joint task force commander to be named
• 9-5-07 Gazette.Net: Growth, taxes and quality of life: It’s decision time for the county
• 9-5-07 The Connection Newspapers:  The Victory Center: A Work In Progress -- Will BRAC regulations work for or against the Victory Center?
• 9-5-07 Baltimore Sun:  HCC plan extends degree options -- Bachelor's to be offered in partnership with online college  
• 9-2-07 Baltimore Sun: Army study is approved -- Project details plans to protect environment amid APG growth
• 9-1-07 Maryland Gazette:  Maryland is richest state in country8-31-07 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Bay Journal):  Message from the President -- Defense move could be model for future growth
• 8-31-07 Columbia (MD) Flier:  Meeting on military base growth set for Aug. 10
• 8-30-07 WRAMC Stripe:  General discusses base realignment issues at town hall
• 8-30-07 NNMC Journal:  Montgomery County Officials Warn Against Sewer Runoff
• 8-30-07 NNMC Journal:  Commander’s Column (NNMC Strategy and Goals for Fiscal Year 2008)
• 8-30-07 Washington Post: Traffic Experts Brace for Congestion at Fort Meade -- Key Access Routes Could Be Bottlenecks
• 8-30-07 Gazette.Net:  Rosapepe named to base realignment panel
• 8-30-07 Connection Newspapers: Herrity’s ‘Vision’ For Fairfax’s Future --
  Pat Herrity hopes to replace Elaine McConnell in Springfield District
• 8-30-07 Connection Newspapers:  Time for a Change -- Mike McClanahan hopes to replace Elaine McConnell this November
• 8-30-07 News from the Maryland Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  October 17, 2007 set for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned & Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Industry Day For Manufacturing & Related Industries (pdf)  
• 8-30-07 Frederick News-Post: Military Intelligence – Biodefense campus' trickle-down effect
• 8-29-07 Connection Newspapers:  DeWitt Army Hospital Celebrates 50 Years -- Time capsule to be placed at site of new DeWitt Hospital
• 8-29-07 Baltimore Daily Record:  Baltimore County says it will be ready for BRAC overflow
• 8-29-07 Baltimore Sun: Balto. Co. officials say they're ready for BRAC
• 8-27-07 Washington Post:  From the Ground Up -- Army's Arrival May Mean a New Day for Springfield 
• 8-26-07 Capital Gazette Newspapers (Annapolis):  O'Malley faces tough choices Taxes, transportation, slots are challenges  
• 8-26-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Backers refuse to give up fight -- Probe spurs flurry of bills 
• 8-21-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press: Ballooning BRAC costs vex Maine lawmaker -- Inquiry urged by Sen. Collins 
• 8-20-07 Federal Times:  D.C.-area building projects await nod from commission
• 8-18-07 Baltimore Sun: United front on BRAC favored --- But counties resist sacrificing top priorities for good of all 
• 8-18-07  Southern Maryland Online: Governor Says Workforce, Sustainability, Security are Key Themes for Maryland -- Governor's address to Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) focuses on the future, resolving deficit, transportation and infrastructure 
• 8-17-07 Capital Gazette Newspapers (Annapolis) Editorial:  Our Say:
  BRAC expansion -- Area's planners have been warned    
• 8-17-07  RISMedia Real Estate News:  Regional Spotlight: In Some Washington Neighborhoods, it’s Still a Seller’s Market  
• 8-17-07 Gazette.Net:  Barry Rascover – Will We Be Ready for BRAC?  
• 8-15-07 The Connection Newspapers:  Final Belvoir BRAC Realignment Decision Official -- Total number arriving drops by 3,000 
• 8-14-07 Washington Business Journal:  Army pulls back on plans for Fairfax roadwork   
• 8-14-07 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery officials want more time for base realignment report comments
• 8-12-07 Washington Post:  Counties Envision Cutbacks in State Funding -- Governments 'Have to Be a Part of the Solution' as Md. Confronts $1.5 Billion Shortfall, Delegate Says 
• 8-10-07 Gazette.Net: Blair Lee Column:  My Maryland -- Will BRAC bring us together? 
• 8-9-07 Southern Maryland Online: $56 Million Hughesville Bypass Officially Open; La Plata Park-N-Ride Opens Next Week 
• 8-9-07 Gazette.Net: Letter -- BRAC growth is good for Prince George’s  
• 8-9-07 Gazette.Net:  What does it take to make BRAC work for Maryland? -- Preparing a regional plan in cooperation with each other, Brown tells local leaders as they prepare recommendations for the state 
• 8-9-07 Washington Examiner:  Officials grapple with BRAC traffic  
• 8-7-07 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star: Extension sought to answer Marines -- Stafford, Prince William supervisors want more time to comment on Marine Corps BRAC statement
• 8-7-07 Baltimore Sun:  Brown's BRAC message to local officials: Think regionally   
• 8-7-07 Washington Times: Leaders vow unity in BRAC planning   
• 8-5-07 Baltimore Sun: Army to build complex at APG -- $500 million project to house operation moving from N.J.  
• 8-3-07 GazetteNet.com: Bullock tapped to spearhead $9B project 
• 8-3-07 GazetteNet.com: BRAC may have minimal impact on Baltimore -- Mayor looking for ways to draw more military personnel into city  
• 8-2-07 Senator Barbara Mikulski press release: Team Maryland, U.S. Army Confirm Commitment to APG  
• 8-2-07 Cecil Whig: Mayors invited in on state’s BRAC planning
• 8-2-07 Gazette.Net:  BRAC to charge region’s economy -- Montgomery will see new jobs, new businesses, new commuters and new problems as military’s base realignment plan advances
• 8-1-07 Corridor Inc.: BRAC Invasion -- Baltimore & Jay Brodie offer Corridor’s Housing Solution
• 8-1-07 Corridor Inc.: Q & A with Renée M. Winsky, Executive Director Maryland Technology Development Corp
• 8-1-07 Corridor Inc.:  Arundel Inc.: Calm, cool and ready for growth
• 8-1-07 Corridor Inc.:  BRAC Bulletin
• 8-01-07 Fairfax County Times:  Army agrees to complete long-delayed artery link  
• 8-1-07 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Is Army unfazed by cost overrun? – Lawmakers Speaking Out 
• 8-1-07 Baltimore Sun:  City asks state's help on BRAC -- Road, neighborhood upgrades to draw workers, Dixon says  
• 8-1-07 WJZ-TV:  Lt. Gov. Brown Looks At Baltimore For BRAC Options 
• 8-1-07 Washington Post: Letter to the Editor -- Seeking BRAC Solutions  
• 8-1-07  Corridor, Inc.: The Great BRAC Debate – Is the current pace of BRAC preparation adequate?
  
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