would be astronomical. Groton has been in existence since the 1800's, and who knows what's down in those waters.
In an interview in April, 2005, Anthony Principi, corporate VP of Governmental Affairs sat down with Norwich Bulletin reporter Ray Hackett this interview after being sworn in as chairman of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Principi serves as corporate vice president of Governmental Affairs.
Q: Another of the secondary criteria is environmental issues, and the potential cost of cleaning up installations.
Principi: Quite honestly, they should be addressed whether you close a military installation or not. You have people living close by. So if you've got environmental contamination at a military base, whether its slated for closure or not, those environmental considerations should be addressed.
But it is important. You have to do some economic modeling to determine what the true costs are. What's the return on investment so to speak. Again, the law is very clear: Mr. Chairman, members of the commission, thou shall look at military value first. Shall look at conformance with force structure plan. Thou shalt also take into consideration the environmental issues, cost of remediation. And we shall do that.
It does become a little more difficult to accurately know what the costs will be. But hopefully we will, no, we will have the staff to assess that.
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When divers go into those waters, their skin, even under wetsuits comes up covered with lesions.
The cost of closing and cleaning a submarine base would be staggering - if, of course this administration admits that pollution exists.
Lieberman has tried his hardest to cross that political line - and Rep. Bob Simmons declined to appear with Vice President Cheney when Cheney addressed to Coast Guard Academy graduates in New London, CT.
Wizard's Chess - will Rove's bluffing push Lieberman to vote their way on bills? There is no way they can afford the cleanup afterwords. Don't fall for it, Joe.