It’s possible that some in this forum would want to see this follow-up to
the news about that helicopter-parts manufacturer that Virginia’s leaders
are bringing in to use a building on the coastal road in the heart of the
historic landscape at Fort Monroe, in between the two parts of the fake,
split national monument. It’s something I circulated this morning:
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Note for some Fort Monroe stakeholders and observers
Today’s Virginian-Pilot headline a “Va. cabinet member quits for post with
realtors” could have been funny in a sad way if the departing official
turned out to be a cabinet member on the Fort Monroe Authority, an
organization formed far more to exploit that historic landscape as real
estate than to steward it as a national treasure with international
importance. Turns out, though, that it’s Terrie Suit herself.
(http://hamptonroads.com/2013/09/va-cabinet-member-quits-post-realtors)
When Mike Gooding once put a microphone in front of gubernatorial candidate
McDonnell and asked about Fort Monroe, Mr. McDonnell referred to it with a
real estate term: “that parcel.”
I’d say, “You can’t make this stuff up,” but of course, you actually can.
And if you want to understand Virginia’s now almost completely cemented
failure at Fort Monroe, you’d better. Recently Ms. Suit had stepped down
from chairing the FMA, and was replaced by one of Virginia’s biggest
developers.
(http://www.fmauthority.com/about/the-fort-monroe-authority/board-of-trustees/)
By the way, here’s a headline from today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch, not that
it matters much to the people who intend to build in the green, waterfront
heart of the historic landscape at Fort Monroe: “Travel and tourism spending
up 4 percent in Virginia last year: A record $21.2 billion was spent which
supported 210,000 jobs in the state.”
(http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/travel-and-tourism-spending-up-percent-in-virginia/article_b0d7e6bd-bcc0-517c-8f1e-f2475d09db75.html)
Concerning the impending cementing of failure at Fort Monroe, the National
Parks Conservation Association exclaims, “We can’t let this happen.” But
indeed we are letting it happen.
(see the link at http://www.fortmonroenationalpark.org/)
Steven T. Corneliussen
http://www.fortmonroenationalpark.org/
______________________________________
To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at
http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html
|
