South Korea may extend deadline on Humphreys plan

mike · #1 04-30-2006, 01:29 PM

Yet another dely.

Quote:

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense is considering a U.S. request to extend the deadline for a “master plan” on expanding the U.S. Army’s Camp Humphreys, officials confirmed Friday.
An MND spokesman said officials were reviewing the U.S. proposal. He was unable to provide additional details.

The Korea Times reported Friday, however, that the MND had accepted the U.S. proposal in mid-April and set a new deadline in September.
U.S. Forces Korea officials were unable to comment on the report Friday afternoon.

The master plan, detailing construction timetables, designs and costs, originally was to be presented in June, according to the Korea Times report.

Under an agreement between the two countries, the United States will hand back most of its military bases across the peninsula and consolidate its forces. South Korea, in return, will provide about 2,300 acres of land to allow Camp Humphreys to triple in size and become a major U.S. military hub.

Also on Friday, MND officials confirmed they will use about 15 miles of barbed-wire fencing to keep people from farming contested lands the government wants to use for the Humphreys expansion.

Full story here.

chucksnee · #2 04-30-2006, 01:39 PM

I read that in Stars and Stripes today. Without going into details, that goes directly against what we recieved in an e-mail.....

Mr. Joe · #3 04-30-2006, 02:24 PM

Like I said-2008 is not realistic. Like you said- the barracks are overflowing-

It has to take longer to build infrastructure to hold as many soldiers and dependants as are projected. Water, sewer, schools, hospital, etc.

chucksnee · #4 04-30-2006, 04:47 PM

Exactally!!

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