BRAC doesn't recommend closing Carlisle Barracks

Friday: May 13, 2005 - at the public square at about 10 AM  Sen. Santorum, Rep. Platts and all the local reps were gathered. Santorum made the announcement that Carlisle Barracks is not slated for closing by the BRAC  commission. We made the first cut, as did all the  local bases surrounding us. There were two in Cumberland County, one in  Shippensburg and Ft. Indiantown Gap to the east of us. Santorum seemed to be credited for the save.  We'll stay on top of this and see what happens in September. We might be out of the woods. It doesn't hurt to bring attention to the historic issues at those barracks. If there's one good thing that's come out of all this, it's the realization on the part of non-Indian people that there are dozens of historic Carlisle Indian School buildings extant. Thank you all for your letters, phone calls and conversations in high places urging that this historic site continue to be protected.

This entrance to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School still offers the same view as it did in the late 1890's. You can stand at this spot today. Help protect this historic site by urging your congresspeople, Pennsylvania representatives and media outlets to keep the Carlisle Barracks open.  A decision on BRAC is slated to be made by May, 2005. 

 Base closure panel begins four-month deliberations
 

Update on BRAC commission news - thanks Juanita Neconie for the link.

"Rumsfeld is expected to release his list next week, Principi said. The commission then has four months to analyze the department's findings before submitting its list of recommendations to the White House by Sept. 8."


Watch the first round (approximately 6 hours) on C-Span's archived video.

CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL SITE THREATENED.
CARLISLE BARRACKS ON BRAC* HIT LIST.


To help preserve this site 
and keep the Carlisle Indian School grounds open and protected, 
please tell Congress, the Senate, President Bush 
and/or news media why it's important to keep this history alive. 
For more information, visit the SENTINEL's  story published April 28, 2005 
and the follow up from April 30th.

Please send letters of support to urge that this historic property be kept open 
and accessible to the public. 

Publicize your support with letters to editors. 
If you want to send to regional newspapers write The Sentinel  and  Patriot-News.(To submit a letter to the editor: editpage@patriot-news.com or fax to 717-255-8456 Note: To be considered for publication, a letter must include the writer's name (no initials or pen names), address and telephone number. "We don't publish copies, form letters, poetry or letters addressed to anyone other than the editor. We routinely edit for length, accuracy and clarity. Please limit your letter to 250 words. Please write no more than once a month. All submissions become the property of The Patriot-New Co. Submissions may be edited and may be published or otherwise reused in any medium.")

Or - contact your favorite nationally-circulated newspapers.






*Base Realignment and Closing.

Contacts:

U.S. Senators representing Pennsylvania: Arlen Spector and/or Rick Santorum
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, Todd Platts.
YOUR Senators and/or Representatives. In the U.S. House. In the U. S. Senate.
And, of course, President George Bush.








 
 
 
 
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