Why is Fort Monroe closing as an Army installation in September 2011?
Fort Monroe will be closed as a military facility pursuant to the recommendation of the 2005 Base Realignment Alignment Closure Commission (BRAC). • What will happen to the fort once the Army vacates it? Most of the 570 acres that comprise Fort Monroe will revert to the Commonwealth of Virginia. • Who is in charge of determining what happens to Fort Monroe once the Army leaves in 2011? As a result of the BRAC decision, the City of Hamptons Federal Area Development Authority (FADA) was created by the action of the Virginia General Assembly in 2005 and was comprised of 7 members appointed by the Hampton City Council. In 2007, the General Assembly amended the original FADA, expanding the original board from 7 members to 18 members, adding 5 members of the governors cabinet, 4 legislators, and 2 governors appointees who are experts in historic preservation and heritage tourism. Two members of the Hampton City Council also serve as non-voting members of the Fort Monroe FADA. The purpose of
