Reply #9: You oughta see what's going on in Ft Bliss, El Paso

[charlie]

The funding gods pointed their fingers in its direction a couple of years ago and it's exploding in all directions with new construction, the largest base expansion in the country. In a year or two, it'll be a city within a city, with a population approaching 100,000. It's so huge, the Texas lege finally paid to build a long-needed 15 mile freeway artery to shorten commutes for soldiers. Next month, they're cutting the ribbon on a $100 million shopping complex, a Main Street styled mall with dozens of merchants and a 10-screen cinema sandwiched between the new BX and Commissary. The gummint schwag is pouring into Ft Bliss like a tsunami. It's dizzying to watch.