[NJARC] Camp Evans RAB Meeting, 27 January

[Ray Chase]

I hope that there will be a turn-out at the Wall Township RAB meeting 
next Tuesday the 27th.  Would you please advise me if you will meet with 
Fred Carl and myself at the Marconi cottage at 6:30 PM so we can plan on 
a pizza or two.  Otherwise, you can go directly to the meeting as 
covered in my e-mail of  Jan. 14th.  If you need a repeat of that 
message, let me know.  I will be away from Friday to Sunday but I'll 
pick up my mail on Monday and can get back to you then.  Meanwhile, look 
over the points below and suggest anything else you think we could stress.

Here are some bullet points for the BRAC group. (Base Realignment and 
Closure):

    * The New Jersey Antique Radio Club (NJARC) is a local group of 200 
      radio collectors, radio historians, instructors and radio 
      enthusiasts.  We are ready to be an active part of The Info Age 
      learning center and have been primed for several years to play an 
      active roll in the use of the historic buildings at Camp Evans.
    * We have seen promised turn-over dates come and go while the 
      buildings continue to deteriorate and stand as silent monuments of 
      inactivity serving no useful purpose to the community.
    * We have seen environmental clean up activities place plans for the 
      public use of this resource in jeopardy several times and in fact 
      the continued drag out of these activities exacerbates the further 
      decay of this vital property.
    * Recent mis-communications and bungled work put a serious crimp in 
      planned activities at those properties that we do have access to.
    * The inability to occupy much of the property has prevented the 
      acquisition from estates of historic material that could have 
      benefited our long range plans.  This material has gone to other 
      states or has been disposed of in other non-public use ways.
    * Many of us see Malls and Shopping Centers constructed on 
      environmental damaged areas in a few years or less when there is a 
      will and incentive to get the job done and cannot understand why 
      the U. S. Army cannot complete this local task in a commensurate 
      period of time.
    * Our President has called for volunteerism and local initiative to 
      take on education, mentoring, and public service projects rather 
      than depend on Government programs for support.  Our group stands 
      ready to do our share but seem to be frustrated by that same 
      Government from use the of valuable local resources to accomplish 
      our goals
      
    * Can we obtain some commitments that will be met, once and for all?
      
Hope to see you there.
Ray Chase