Governor seeks to preserve Hampton Roads fleet

[unhappycamper]

Governor seeks to preserve Hampton Roads fleet
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday May 29, 2008 22:09:37 EDT

NORFOLK, Va. — Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has asked the Navy to give citizens more time to comment on a study that could lead to a shift of sailors and ships from Virginia’s Hampton Roads to Florida.

In a letter sent this week to the Navy, Kaine wrote that Virginia has “significant concerns” about any possible move of ships, sailors and their families south.

Kaine’s letter was sparked by the possibility of moving warships to Naval Station Mayport in the Jacksonville area. The shift would also pump $500 million in improvements to Mayport.

Virginia’s Hampton Roads has a huge military presence, including the world’s largest naval base in Norfolk.

“Our concern is to keep those assets in Virginia,” said David Smith, deputy secretary of commerce and trade for Virginia. “We have the deep water; we have the infrastructure in place.”


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/05/ap_hamptonroads_052908/

[DrDan]

1. half a billion - all for partisan politics