I'm afraid that I usually think of lobbyists in a negative way ... in this case, undeserved ...

Fort Monmouth clinic expected to stay open - Examiner, 11/6/08:

"There was a group of us who were absolutely determined that this was not going to happen," Burry said. "I lobbied for this in every way that I knew how, both here and in Washington. As time evolved, we got the attention of the VA on the state level and eventually they saw the foolishness of the decision to abandon veterans in our area."

Initially, the VA had been prepared to abandon Fort Monmouth and close what is known as the Patterson Army Health Clinic.

... 500 acres of land at Fort Monmouth will be saved for open space and use by the public. They include basketball courts, a teen center with a swimming pool, as well as the parade grounds and marina in Oceanport.

Burry said. "It won't be houses and it will fulfill a tremendous need in that region of the county."

As there'll be a glut of vacant houses in the area soon, if not already, no reason to build more.