Yesterday, at a conference in Miami, the Association of Defense Communities (ADC) named Liberty Station the 2007 Base Redevelopment Community of the Year. According to the ADC, “The award recognizes the overall efforts of a base redevelopment community and/or local redevelopment authority whose successful efforts to redevelop a former military installation is a model for closed base communities around the country.”
Kathi Riser and Kim Elliott from The Corky McMillin Companies, and Libby Day from the City’s Redevelopment Agency were on hand to accept the award from ADC board president, city manager of Monterey, Fred Meurer.
In a statement released today, Mayor Jerry Sanders said “The Redevelopment of the former Naval Training Center into a vibrant new community and regional cultural and recreational center was a formidable challenge. This success is largely attributed to our strong partnerships with the Navy, our master developer, the thousands of community members who participated in the reuse process and the hard work and dedication of the City’s redevelopment staff.”
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According to Jack Sprott, Executive Director of the McPherson Planning LRA and a member of the ADC’s Board of Directors who toured Liberty Station last March with Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, “Liberty Station was the ideal candidate for the Base Redevelopment Community of the Year award. The project embraces the community’s vision and they have exhibited measurable successes in multiple arenas. Their public-private partnership can be used as a model for Atlanta or any other community.”
The Association of Defense Communities is the nation’s premier membership organization serving America’s defense communities. With 1,200 members nationwide, ADC is the voice for communities and states with a significant military presence. ADC unites the diverse interests of communities, state governments, the private sector and the military on issues of base closure and realignment, community military partnerships, defense real estate, mission growth, mission sustainment, military privatization, and base redevelopment.
