Monterey, CA Veterans Cemetery On Old Fort Ord Site May Be Blocked By Environmentalists

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Backers of the Veterans cemetery on the old Fort Ord site jumped through a number of hoops in order to raise funds and get approval to build the cemetery and it appeared to be on the fast track.  Not so fast, now that environmentalists have jumped in and challenged the project.  State officials indicate that they will skip a year-long environmental impact report and allow the project to move forward with just a short environmental assessment report from the Central Coast Veterans Cemetery.  Environmental have vowed to block the decision which could delay the November groundbreaking which was planned.  This is a shame.  The project has had so much local support and I hate to see delays which could be extremely lengthy.

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