Base Reutilization Status: An Assessment

Abstract

Since 1988, the Department of Defense (DoD) has closed 97 major military bases. DoD assists communities with reusing the bases to help with economic recovery. The Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) coordinates the assistance and reviews the base reuse. OEA periodically reviews the progress in reusing the former military bases. This report summarizes the review of four bases. OEA used three economic and fiscal criteria to measure the progress of the reuse of the bases. The criteria are the level of public and private capital investment, an increase in new jobs and payroll, and fiscal well being of the local development authority. All four bases have converted successfully to civilian use and apparently will achieve their employment goals early. Although land use patterns at the bases are different, their success is based on common elements. The common elements are improved infrastructure, establishment of a quasi-public authority, and adequate financing to implement the reuse plans. The anticipation is that employment growth at the former bases will continue and, ultimately, exceed on-base civilian employment that existed before the base closed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA377111

Entities

People

  • David R. Gallay
  • Monisha Mittal
  • Thomas Muller

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Biomedical Research
  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Commerce
  • Communities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Investments
  • Local Governments
  • Logistics Management
  • Military Facilities
  • Money
  • New Hampshire
  • Personnel Management

Readers

  • Economics
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.