On Friday February 7, 2014, RADM (Ret) Tom Zelibor and Frank Lennon met in Norfolk with RADM Dixon Smith, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic; his deputy, retired Navy Captain Fred Crecelius; and Kevin Allison, legal counsel for the Region. We believe the meeting went extremely well, and that it was well worth the trip to Norfolk… Continue reading Progress Continues Toward a Public-Private Partnership with the Navy
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2013 Year-end Project Update: Bush Endorsement, Town Council OK & More
Thanks to people like you, 2013 has been a great year for effort to preserve “Big John” as a family attraction, education center and museum. Among our many successes, we are pleased to report that we are several steps closer to meeting the conditions laid down by the Secretary of the Navy and his staff… Continue reading 2013 Year-end Project Update: Bush Endorsement, Town Council OK & More
2012 Year-end Project Update: Navy Confirms Possible Public-Private Partnership
Over the past several weeks, project leadership has been working behind the scenes at the very highest levels of the Navy to identify the most appropriate berthing location for the ship on Aquidneck Island. We continue to explore all possible Newport County locations. In mid-November, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and his real estate… Continue reading 2012 Year-end Project Update: Navy Confirms Possible Public-Private Partnership