FORA is performing a comprehensive reassessment of the 1997 Base Reuse Plan through the end of this year. The Ventana Chapter FORA Committee has been actively monitoring this process and submitting comments. The next important meeting will be FORA public workshop on Tuesday, October 30 at 6:30 pm in Carpenter’s Hall at 910 2nd Avenue (off Imjim Parkway) in Marina.

This meeting is an opportunity for the FORA Board to receive comments from the public about a Draft Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan Reassessment Report. The Reassessment Report was just released in draft form on October 17 and contains information gathered in the Scoping Report phase. The Reassessment Report identifies a range of policy options and potential Base Reuse Plan modifications for the FORA Board's consideration. Here is the link to the Draft Reassessment Report: http://www.fora.org/Reports/ReassessmentReport/Public_Draft_ReassessmentReport101612.pdf.

Our FORA Committee will conduct a presentation on October 30 and we recommend that interested members attend this meeting and/or consider submitting comments by email to ; by FAX to (831) 883-3675; by visiting the FORA office; or by mail to: FORA, 920 2nd Avenue, Suite A, Marina CA 93933. Comments received by Wednesday, November 7, will be included in the Draft Final Reassessment Report which is currently scheduled for presentation to the FORA Board on Friday, November 16. Comments received after November 7 will be considered by the FORA Board on November 16 but will not be included in the written Draft Final Reassessment Report document.