Community Correspondence Regarding Fort McPherson GA and For Gillem Page: 1 of 4
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DCN 5952
110 Oak Knls
Fayetteville, GA 30214
May 25, 2005
BRAC Commission
2521 South Clark St, Suite 600 i-
Arlington, VA 22202 -
Gentlemen,
I am writing to express my opinion about the proposed closure of Ft McPherson and Ft
Gillem. I currently work at HQ FORSCOM, which is recommended to move to Pope Air Force
Base under BRAC. Such a move would have a negative impact to our mission, in this critical
time of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It would also have a negative impact on my family. My son is
having difficulty in school, and any disruption to this routine could cause serious problems.
Additionally, I would receive a salary cut by moving to Fayetteville, NC due to losing locality pay
benefits. From what I have seen on the internet, the price of housing, automobiles and groceries
is not any lower than here.
An alternate proposal would be to leave HQ FORSCOM, THIRD ARMY and the US
ARMY RESERVE COMMAND here and fence them in, closing the rest of the base. This would
be much more economical than paying to transfer thousands of career civilians and military. Our
missions require extensive travel, and the close proximity to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
would continue to save money on travel costs.
Thank you for considering my request.
Sincerely,
-' Shrley Williams
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