Military Community Planning
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Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) is the largest military ammunition shipping terminal in the world, the key ammunition shipping point on the Atlantic Coast, the Army's primary east coast deep-water port, and one of a handful of Department of Defense terminals equipped to handle containerized ammunition. It serves as a transfer point between rail, trucks, and ships for the import and export of weapons, ammunition, explosives, and military equipment for United States Army and is operated by the 596th Transportation Brigade.
Benchmark Planning was contracted by the Cape Fear Council of Governments to develop a Joint Land Use Study, which is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA). The primary goal of the study was to promote compatible civilian development to support the long-term sustainability and operability of the military installation. The study area included portions of Brunswick and New Hanover Counties, including the City of Boiling Spring Lakes, the Town of Carolina Beach, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Leland, and the City of Southport.
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In 2017, The Mid-Carolina Council of Governments and the Fort Bragg Regional Land Use Advisory Commission selected Benchmark Planning to assist with the development of a Joint Land Use Study for the communities surrounding Fort Bragg. Fort Bragg is a major US Army installation covering an area of over 251 square miles and containing over 162,000 acres of land. It has the largest military population of any US Army post - approximately 145,519 people in 2014 (including both soldiers and their dependents). Over the past thirty years, Fort Bragg has experienced a huge construction boom and the massive growth has spawned much private sector development in the surrounding communities, particularly in the five-mile area encircling Fort Bragg's boundaries. As much of the ensuing development may be incompatible with the military training mission, the JLUS examined a range of potential impacts and made recommendations to promote and protect the military training mission.
After adopting the JLUS, the Mid-Carolina Council of Governments and the Fort Bragg Regional Land Use Advisory Commission selected Benchmark to assist with the implementation of the Fort Bragg Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). The project focused on the implementation priorities identified in the 2018 JLUS, promoting compatible land use throughout the six-county region surrounding Fort Bragg. The study included the development of an online case management and tracking system, an organizational strategic plan, comprehensive plan amendments, and the development of a compatible growth ordinance toolbox. After Benchmark assisted the surrounding municipal and county governments in adopting the recommendations of the JLUS Implementation Plans, they assisted the Regional Land Use Advisory Commission with case management and response.
