After nearly two decades of Maryland's Ft. Howard VAMC property wasting away, it is time to raise hell about it. Beginning with you signing and sharing the petition linked to below. In 2004, Ft Howard was set to be developed into a veterans' residential, retail and medical community. It is supposed to have individual living units, assisted living, and a nursing home, small shops and eateries, plus a VA medical clinic. In 2006, the VA signed a lease to it with (fake) developer John Infantino, and he lost the lease after years of inaction at beginning the development work. Infantino rarely had security there, and the place was vandalized terribly.
Then Tim Munshell took over with a new lease, and he not only is not qualified, he did not take care of the property either, and eight arsons happened destroying the best waterfront old houses and more. He left it that way, though he is legally liable for reconstructing the houses exactly as they were built in the 1900-era. The last lease holder is Sam Himmelrich, who is an accomplished Baltimore developer of old properties, but there is newer zoning that he says limits the number of buildable living units so low he can't make enough off rents.
Government rules are that after three fails at development, the property is taken from the VA and given to the US Government General Services Administration to be disposed of. If Himmelrich goes, we vets loose Ft. Howard. And the area community will not like that.
Fort Howard deserves the support of all Americans. It is a great place for veterans' health care and homes.
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