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Marcie Sillman speaks with U.S. Representatives Jim McDermott and Denny Heck about their response to President Obama's strategy in Iraq and Syria against the terrorist group ISIS.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. —
If the worst-case scenario plays out at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and thousands of active-duty military positions are eliminated in a postwar Army drawdown, the effect on communities adjacent to the military installation would be catastrophic, South Sound leaders said Thursday.
It also would have a big effect on the economy, including a retail sales tax loss that’s more than five times the loss projected by the Army, according to new numbers released by the state’s Office of Financial Management.
A new approach to funding transportation projects near military bases has some traction in a military appropriation bill that recently sailed through the House of Representatives on a 416-1 vote.
The idea promoted by Rep. Denny Heck, D-Olympia, would allow Department of Defense funds to be used to help finance public highway improvements in and around military installations.
Over time, it could provide a source of funding to help alleviate traffic congestion on and around Joint Base Lewis-McChord.