by Clynt Ridgell, KUAM NewsWednesday, May 07, 2008 Subscribe to Clynt's newsfeed
Since the Joint Guam Program Office has released its draft master plan for the military buildup on Guam, they are now seeking the input of island residents. JGPO forward director Captain Robert Lee says they'll be holding village meetings to present the draft master plan to the public and take their questions and comments verbally. "What we're going to do is go around to four of the communities and talk to residents about the draft plan," the Navy officer confirmed."Just tell us what they think about it," Lee continued. "We want to have a good dialogue; what we're going to do is have some military representation General [David] Bice will be back in town. He and I will be up there with some representatives from the Air Force, the Army and the Marine Corps."Cpt. Lee says that unlike the scoping meetings these village meetings are not required by law, adding that they will not be receiving written testimony but rather verbal discussions questions and comments.