Looking ahead at Fort Monmouth

At Thursday's editorial board meeting at the Press, Gov. Corzine said he intended to closely monitor the work of the the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority. Asked what his preference was for reuse of the site, he said he would like it to become an important research and technology hub. That may help explain his choice for authority chairman, Robert Lucky, a Fair Haven electrical engineer who formerly served as executive director of Bell Labs' Communications Sciences Research Division in Holmdel.

For some insights into Lucky's thinking, read his newly released report for the Hall Institute on Public Policy, "Is New Jersey Falling Behind on Research." http://www.hallnj.org/opEd/opEd_view.jsp?scId=1000164&mode=1. It provides some clues on where he might want to take Fort Monmouth.

For background on Lucky and the other members of the revitalization authority click here: http://www.hillwallack.com/weblogs/monmouth/2006/07/members_of_the_fort_monmouth_e.html