At a historic site that’s been hampered by development setbacks for years, officials said ongoing projects will help Fort Monroe look completely different a year from now.
Virginia took over the 565-acre former Army base in 2011 and planned to restore and convert it for private development. Those plans have since been nixed due to rising project costs and uncertainty surrounding potentially hazardous materials still sitting on the fort’s grounds.
According to Hampton City Manager Mary Bunting, who represents the city on the Fort Monroe Authority’s board of trustees, the main hinderance in redeveloping the site has been a lack of interest in long-term projects to bring the site’s utilities up to modern commercial standards…