THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 28, 1994 TAG: 9410270178
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 06 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Editorial
LENGTH: Short : 31 lines
Regional cooperation for a campaign to protect the area's military bases is a positive development.
It's interesting that 15 different governmental units can come together in the face of adversity but are not so cohesive when the region is going for new development.
Each community has something to lose when a base closes. In the same way, each has something to gain when a new business or attraction comes to the area.
The adage that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link certainly applies to this region, where one place runs into another and where only locals know when they have crossed city boundaries.
By competing against each other for new business and new attractions, we sometimes drive away prospects who might have been sold with closer cooperation among the communities.
Maybe the cooperative effort to save the bases will help make the case for more joint endeavors that will enhance us all. by CNB